Extensively Drug-Resistant Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Medical Tourism from the United States to Mexico, 2018–2019

Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) producing the Verona integron‒encoded metallo-β-lactamase (VIM) are highly antimicrobial drug-resistant pathogens that are uncommon in the United States. We investigated the source of VIM-CRPA among US medical tourists who underwent bariatric surge...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Ian Kracalik, D. Cal Ham, Gillian McAllister, Amanda R. Smith, Maureen Vowles, Kelly Kauber, Melba Zambrano, Gretchen Rodriguez, Kelley Garner, Kaitlyn Chorbi, P. Maureen Cassidy, Shannon McBee, Rhett J. Stoney, Kathleen Moser, Margarita E. Villarino, Oscar E. Zazueta, Amelia Bhatnagar, Erisa Sula, Richard A. Stanton, Allison C. Brown, Alison L. Halpin, Lauren Epstein, Maroya Spalding Walters
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-01-01
Subjects:	outbreak extensively drug-resistant carbapenemase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria antimicrobial resistance
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/1/21-1880_article