Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (Oct 2024)

Outbreak with OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a COVID-19 ICU cohort: unraveling routes of transmission

  • Sandra Zingg,
  • Sabine Kuster,
  • Matthias von Rotz,
  • Aurore Portmann,
  • Adrian Egli,
  • Helena M.B. Seth-Smith,
  • Pascal Schlaepfer,
  • Daniel Goldenberger,
  • Stefano Bassetti,
  • Stephan Marsch,
  • Hans Pargger,
  • Richard Kuehl,
  • Sarah Tschudin-Sutter

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-024-01485-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 5

Abstract

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Abstract An outbreak of OXA-23-producing carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii amongst ICU-patients with COVID-19 likely occurred by transmission through inanimate surfaces, potentially facilitated by a contaminated positioning pillow shared between patients. Subsequent rapid spread may have been caused by exposure to respiratory secretions contaminating healthcare worker’s gloves and gowns during prone positioning.