An outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a COVID-19 dedicated hospital

We describe an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in a COVID-19 dedicated hospital. The suspected mechanism of transfer was an environmental source that persisted despite evacuation and terminal cleaning of the entire hospital, and transmitted through healthcare workers&...

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Autores principales: Gottesman, Tamar, Fedorowsky, Rina, Yerushalmi, Rebecca, Lellouche, Jonathan, Nutman, Amir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7794049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.infpip.2021.100113
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Sumario:We describe an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in a COVID-19 dedicated hospital. The suspected mechanism of transfer was an environmental source that persisted despite evacuation and terminal cleaning of the entire hospital, and transmitted through healthcare workers' hands or equipment. This outbreak demonstrates that practices to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms must not be neglected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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