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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 1234-1237Publisher
CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION
DOI: 10.3201/eid2704.204036
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- German Federal Ministry of Public Health through Robert Koch Institute [1369-382/435, 1362-924/980]
- Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung through the Research Network Zoonotic Infectious Diseases [FKZ 01KI1721A, FKZ 01KI1721C]
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The rapid spread of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria among patients in a dedicated coronavirus disease care unit in a Maryland hospital was attributed to factors such as critical illness, high antibiotic use, double occupancy of single rooms, and modified infection prevention practices. Surveillance culturing played a key role in identifying and controlling the outbreak.
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.
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