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ArticleAntimicrobial resistance and infection control2024

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 and 3 more

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Article in Antimicrobial resistance and infection control, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Genetic Characteristics ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Sandra ZinggDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland.
Sabine KusterDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland.
Matthias von RotzDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland.
Aurore PortmannDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland.
Adrian EgliDivision of Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Helena M B Seth-SmithDivision of Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Pascal SchlaepferLaboratory Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Daniel GoldenbergerDivision of Clinical Bacteriology and Mycology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Stefano BassettiDivision of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Stephan MarschDivision of Intensive Care, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Hans ParggerDivision of Intensive Care, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Richard KuehlDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland.
Sarah Tschudin-SutterDivision of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland. sarah.tschudin@usb.ch.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

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.

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Acinetobacter baumanniiAcinetobacter Infectionsbeta-LactamasesCOVID-19Cross InfectionDisease OutbreaksIntensive Care UnitsSARS-CoV-2AgedCarbapenemsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle Agedbeta-LactamasesCarbapenems

Identifiers

PMID39427188
PMCPMC11491009

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