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

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2024年10月19日

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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

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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.