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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2026

An unusual cross-transmission of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: when the endoscope isn't the only culprit.

Guillaume Mellon, Céline Ciotti, Hadrien Kimseng, Aymeric Braille, Véronique Bourdais, Nathalie Osinski, Bénédicte Condamine, Béatrice Berçot, Maïté Chaussard, Lucie Guillemet and 4 more

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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14 authors.

Guillaume MellonInfection Prevention and Control Unit, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France. guillaume.mellon@aphp.fr.
Céline CiottiInfection Prevention and Control Unit, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France.
Hadrien KimsengBacteriology Unit, AP-HP, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France.
Aymeric BrailleBacteriology Unit, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France.
Véronique BourdaisInfection Prevention and Control Unit, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France.
Nathalie OsinskiInfection Prevention and Control Unit, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France.
Bénédicte CondamineBacteriology Unit, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France.
Béatrice BerçotBacteriology Unit, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France.
Maïté ChaussardSurgical Intensive Care Unit, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Clichy, France.
Lucie GuillemetSurgical Intensive Care Unit, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Clichy, France.
Gabriel MarcellierEndoscopy Unit, AP-HP, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France.
Emmanuel DudoignonSurgical Intensive Care Unit, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Clichy, France.
François CamélénaBacteriology Unit, AP-HP, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France.
Delphine SeytreInfection Prevention and Control Unit, AP-HP, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe an unusual cross-transmission of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in an intensive care unit, initially mediated by a contaminated gastroscope and subsequently through environmental dissemination. A first patient acquired OXA-23/NDM-producing CRAB after gastroscopy, with a fatal outcome. A second patient, admitted to the same room, became colonized without endoscopic exposure. Whole-genome sequencing confirmed a clonal strain (ST570) among patients and environmental samples. This transmission underscores the critical need for rigorous endoscope reprocessing, environmental decontamination, and surveillance of emerging transmission routes to prevent nosocomial infections.

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Acinetobacter baumanniiAcinetobacter InfectionsAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-Lactam ResistanceCarbapenemsCross Infectionbeta-LactamasesFatal OutcomeHumansIntensive Care UnitsWhole Genome SequencingAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-LactamasesCarbapenems

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PMID41579279

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