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. 2018 Jun;24(6):1160-1162.
doi: 10.3201/eid2406.180335.

Zooanthroponotic Transmission of Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Brazil

Miriam R Fernandes, Fábio P Sellera, Quézia Moura, Marcelo P N Carvalho, Paula N Rosato, Louise Cerdeira, Nilton Lincopan

Zooanthroponotic Transmission of Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Brazil

Miriam R Fernandes et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

We recovered VIM-2 carbapenemase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from an infected dog, its owner, and the domestic environment. Genomic investigation revealed household transmission of the high-risk hospital clone sequence type 233 in the human-animal-environment interface. Results suggest zooanthroponotic transmission of VIM-2-producing P. aeruginosa in the household following the patient's hospital discharge.

Keywords: Brazil; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; domicile setting; household transmission; metallo-β-lactamase; nosocomial bacteria; reverse zoonosis; zooanthroponosis.

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