Novel use of culturomics to identify the microbiota in hospital sink drains with and without persistent VIM-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

In hospitals, Verona Integron-encoded Metallo-beta-lactamase (VIM)-positive Pseudomonas aeruginosa may colonize sink drains, and from there, be transmitted to patients. These hidden reservoirs are difficult to eradicate since P. aeruginosa forms biofilms that resist disinfection.