The COVID-19 Pandemic Sparked Off a Large-Scale Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii from the Endemic Strains at an Italian Hospital
Greta Petazzoni, Greta Bellinzona, Cristina Merla, Marta Corbella, Vincenzina Monzillo, Ørjan Samuelsen, Jukka Corander, Davide Sassera, Stefano Gaiarsa, Patrizia Cambieri
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic, especially during the first wave, posed a great challenge to the hospital management and generally promoted nosocomial pathogen dissemination. MDR A. baumannii can easily spread and persist for a long time on surfaces, causing outbreaks in health care settings.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiOutbreakPandemicBiologyVirologyMicrobiologyPlasmidCarbapenemMultilocus sequence typingAntibioticsMedicinePseudomonas aeruginosaGeneGenotypeGeneticsCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)BacteriaInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePathologyAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyAntibiotic Use and Resistance