One Outbreak Could Hide Another

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is currently a major worldwide concern. Guidelines have been issued regarding precautions for healthcare workers caring for SARS-CoV-2-infected patients. Despite accurate observance of infection control measures, including contact precauti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2021/07/31, Vol.74(4), pp.367-368
Hauptverfasser:	Duployez, Claire, Guern, Rémi Le, Milliere, Laurine, Caplan, Morgan, Loïez, Caroline, Ledoux, Geoffrey, Jaillette, Emmanuelle, Favory, Raphaël, Mathieu, Daniel, Wallet, Frédéric
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteriology Coronaviruses COVID-19 Hospitals Human health and pathology Infectious Diseases Intensive care units Life Sciences Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medical personnel Microbiology and Parasitology Outbreaks OXA-23 SARS-CoV-2 Science & Technology Severe acute respiratory syndrome Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Viral diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is currently a major worldwide concern. Guidelines have been issued regarding precautions for healthcare workers caring for SARS-CoV-2-infected patients. Despite accurate observance of infection control measures, including contact precautions, we encountered an OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in 5 intensive care units of 10 beds each in our tertiary care teaching hospital.
ISSN:	1344-6304 1884-2836
DOI:	10.7883/yoken.JJID.2020.705