{"title":"Elimination of an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a burn unit","authors":"Nancy L. Havill MT(ASCP), MHA, CIC , Monique Samuels BSN, RN, CIC , Anjali Poudyal RN, MPH, CIC , Vineetha Sujanan RN, MSN, CIC , Christina Murdzek M(ASCP), MHS, CIC , Michael J. Aniskiewicz M(ASCP), CIC , Meghan Maloney MPH, CIC , Jacqueline Laird BSN, RN, CNM , Alisa Savetamal MD, FACS","doi":"10.1016/j.ajic.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbapenem-resistant <em>Acinetobacter baumannii</em> is an opportunistic pathogen which has caused numerous health care-associated outbreaks particularly in intensive care and burn units. We describe an outbreak in a burn unit where 3 patients were identified as being colonized or infected with carbapenem-resistant <em>Acinetobacter baumannii</em>. A multifaceted approach and rapid implementation of infection prevention measures were effective in identification and removal of potential environmental reservoirs resulting in the prevention of further transmission.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7621,"journal":{"name":"American journal of infection control","volume":"53 1","pages":"Pages 160-162"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"American journal of infection control","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196655324007569","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"INFECTIOUS DISEASES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen which has caused numerous health care-associated outbreaks particularly in intensive care and burn units. We describe an outbreak in a burn unit where 3 patients were identified as being colonized or infected with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. A multifaceted approach and rapid implementation of infection prevention measures were effective in identification and removal of potential environmental reservoirs resulting in the prevention of further transmission.
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