Nosocomial outbreak of multi-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 15A in a centre for chronic pulmonary diseases

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2018 Dec 27:7:158. doi: 10.1186/s13756-018-0457-3. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

We report nosocomial transmission of multi-resistant serotype 15A Streptococcus pneumoniae (MRSP) that resulted in two lower respiratory tract infections in a centre for chronic pulmonary diseases. This outbreak highlights the potential for transmission of MRSP among vulnerable patients when laboratory turnaround time is long and patient compliance with transmission-based precautions is low.

Keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; Cross infection; Nosocomial; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Whole-genome sequencing.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Netherlands / epidemiology
  • Patient Isolation
  • Pneumococcal Infections / epidemiology*
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / complications
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Serotyping
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / classification*