Detection of temporal clusters of health care-associated infections or colonizations with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A Lefebvre; J C Lucet; X Bertrand; P Chavanet; K Astruc; C Quantin; P Vanhems; L S Aho-Glélé

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.031

Detection of temporal clusters of health care-associated infections or colonizations with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Am J Infect Control. 2017 Jan 1;45(1):72-74. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.031. Epub 2016 Aug 30.

Authors

A Lefebvre¹, J C Lucet², X Bertrand³, P Chavanet⁴, K Astruc⁵, C Quantin⁶, P Vanhems⁷, L S Aho-Glélé⁵

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France; Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Health Risks, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France. Electronic address: alefebvre@chu-reims.fr.
² Hygiene and Infection Control Unit, Hospital Group Bichat-Claude Bernard, Public Assistance of Paris Hospitals, Paris, France; Paris Diderot University, Paris, France.
³ Infection Control Department, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France; Chrono-environment Laboratory, UMR CNRS 6249, University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France.
⁴ Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology and Health Risks, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France; Infectious Diseases Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France.
⁵ Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France.
⁶ Biostatistics and Medical Information Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France; Epidemiology Department-EA 4184, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France.
⁷ Infection Control, Epidemiology and Prevention Department, Hospital Group Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France; Epidemiology and Public Health Team, Claude Bernard University, Lyon, France.

PMID: 27590112
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.031

Abstract

We investigated temporal clusters of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cases between 2005 and 2014 in 1 French university hospital, overall and by ward, using the Kulldorff method. Clusters of positive water samples were also investigated at the whole hospital level. Our results suggest that water outlets are not closely involved in the occurrence of clusters of P aeruginosa cases.

Keywords: Water.

MeSH terms

Carrier State / epidemiology*
Carrier State / microbiology
Cluster Analysis
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology
France / epidemiology
Hospitals, University
Humans
Pseudomonas Infections / epidemiology*
Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / classification*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification*
Water Microbiology