One Outbreak Could Hide Another

Claire Duployez; Rémi Le Guern; Laurine Milliere; Morgan Caplan; Caroline Loïez; Geoffrey Ledoux; Emmanuelle Jaillette; Raphaël Favory; Daniel Mathieu; Frédéric Wallet

doi:10.7883/yoken.JJID.2020.705

One Outbreak Could Hide Another

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2021 Jul 21;74(4):367-368. doi: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2020.705. Epub 2020 Nov 30.

Authors

Claire Duployez^{1

2}, Rémi Le Guern^{1

2}, Laurine Milliere¹, Morgan Caplan³, Caroline Loïez¹, Geoffrey Ledoux³, Emmanuelle Jaillette³, Raphaël Favory^{2

3}, Daniel Mathieu^{2

3}, Frédéric Wallet¹

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Bacteriology, Institute of Microbiology, Lille University Hospital, France.
² University of Lille, France.
³ Department of Intensive Care, Lille University Hospital, France.

PMID: 33250491
DOI: 10.7883/yoken.JJID.2020.705

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; COVID-19; OXA-23; SARS-CoV-2.

MeSH terms

Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology*
Acinetobacter baumannii / pathogenicity
Adult
Aged
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Health Personnel
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Male
Middle Aged
SARS-CoV-2 / pathogenicity
Tertiary Care Centers