The challenge of preventing and containing outbreaks of multidrug-resistant organisms and Candida auris during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: report of a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak and a systematic review of the literature.
Reto ThomaMarco SeneghiniSalomé N SeiffertDanielle Vuichard GysinGiulia ScanferlaSabine HallerDomenica FluryKatia BoggianGian-Reto KlegerMiodrag FilipovicOliver NolteMatthias SchlegelPhilipp KohlerPublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2022)
Reported MDRO outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic were most often caused by CRAB (including our outbreak) and C. auris. Inadequate PPE/hand hygiene adherence, PPE shortage, and high antibiotic use were the most commonly reported potentially modifiable factors contributing to the outbreaks. These findings should be considered for the prevention of MDRO outbreaks during future COVID-19 waves.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- multidrug resistant
- acinetobacter baumannii
- gram negative
- drug resistant
- sars cov
- infectious diseases
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- adipose tissue
- candida albicans
- biofilm formation
- cystic fibrosis
- escherichia coli
- staphylococcus aureus
- current status
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance