Rapid Spread and Control of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in COVID-19 Patient Care Units

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Patel, Ashka ; Emerick, Michele ; Cabunoc, Marie K. ; Williams, Michelle H. ; Preas, Michael Anne ; Schrank, Gregory ; Rabinowitz, Ronald ; Luethy, Paul ; Johnson, J. Kristie ; Leekha, Surbhi
• Description:
  We describe rapid spread of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria among patients in dedicated coronavirus disease care units in a hospital in Maryland, USA, during May-June 2020. Critical illness, high antibiotic use, double occupancy of single rooms, and modified infection prevention practices were key contributing factors. Surveillance culturing aided in outbreak recognition and control.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Critical Illness Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Gram-Negative Bacteria Humans Infection Control Intensive Care Units Microbiological Techniques Practice Patterns, Nurses' Precipitating Factors Risk Factors Superinfection

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(4):1234-1237
• Pubmed ID:
  33565961
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8007317
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:eadb6e7788b0162177748e15cfcfa402f8e65a6dd8a90e96f991f440cb8d74eb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/104868/cdc_104868_DS1.pdf
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