%0 Journal Article
%T Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing FIM-1-metallo-β-lactamase: emergence and cross-transmission in a long-term acute care rehabilitation hospital.
%A Antonelli A
%A Coppi M
%A Bonaiuto C
%A Giovacchini N
%A Grifoni C
%A Vaggelli G
%A Pupillo R
%A Vannetti F
%A Farese A
%A Viaggi B
%A Pollini S
%A Rossolini GM
%J Antimicrob Agents Chemother
%V 0
%N 0
%D 2024 Jun 20
%M 38899928
%F 5.938
%R 10.1128/aac.00574-24
%X FIM-1 metallo-β-lactamase was previously detected in sporadic Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates. Here, we report on FIM-1-positive P. aeruginosa from two patients who had shared the same ward in a long-term acute care rehabilitation hospital. Whole-genome sequencing analysis revealed close relatedness of these isolates, which belonged to an ST235 sublineage (clade 8/14) different from those previously reported. Results highlighted the occurrence of clonal diversity among FIM-positive strains and the possibility of their cross-transmission in some healthcare settings.