Cluster of Carbapenemase-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas...
After carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CP-CRPA) was detected in two patients who stayed in the same intensive care unit (ICU) room for about 1 month, a team visited...
View ArticleA new automated national register-based surveillance system for outbreaks in...
A surveillance system for outbreaks in long terms care facilities (LTCFs) was piloted in Norway from January 2020 to December 2021. The system used national registries that included data on LTCF...
View ArticlePulling the plug on a pseudomonas outbreak: ancillary equipment as vectors of...
A cystoscopy-associated outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from contaminated irrigation plugs occurred in a UK tertiary care center. Fifteen confirmed infections occurred, including bacteraemia, septic...
View ArticlePosttransfusion Sepsis Attributable to Bacterial Contamination in Platelet...
A review was conducted from May 2018-December 2022 for transfusion-transmitted sepsis cases in the U.S. attributable to polymicrobial contaminated apheresis platelet components, including Acinetobacter...
View ArticleMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clusters in neonatal...
An analysis of MRSA outbreak reports (n=124) from New York State neonatal units from 2001-2017 documented increased use of IPC measures such as hand hygiene, Contact Precautions, active surveillance...
View ArticleTwo Artificial Tears Outbreak-Associated Cases of Extensively Drug-Resistant...
A medical center’s whole genome sequencing (WGS) surveillance program detected 2 cases of extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa matching the recent national outbreak associated with...
View ArticleMycobacterium abscessus Outbreak Related to Contaminated Water Among...
Mycobacterium abscessus, a nontuberculous mycobacterium found in water and soil, is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for waterborne illness outbreaks in health care settings. On September 29,...
View ArticleMethodologic challenges and lessons learned through conducting a...
Fruit cup products were implicated in an outbreak of salmonellosis in two hospitals. Investigators encountered several challenges related to control selection, small sample sizes, missing data, and...
View ArticleBacterial Infection Outbreak After Double Cataract Surgery Tied to Sterility...
A retrospective case series found that an outbreak of Staphylococcus epidermidis after immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) at a community-based eye clinic was likely due to a...
View ArticleIdentification and control of two outbreaks of unrelated New Delhi metallo-...
Two outbreaks of genetically unrelated carbapenem-resistant New Delhi metallo- β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli were caused by contaminated duodenoscopes. The occurrence of these two outbreaks...
View ArticleSecond Nationwide Tuberculosis Outbreak Caused by Bone Allografts Containing...
Noting similarities to a 2021 outbreak, clinicians diagnosed and promptly reported two tuberculosis (TB) cases among bone allograft recipients. The subsequent public health investigation confirmed a...
View ArticleActive surveillance of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales using genomic...
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is increasingly used to characterize hospital outbreaks of cabapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE); however, access to WGS is variable and testing is often...
View ArticleWhole-genome sequencing surveillance: Growing evidence for a future potential...
This editorial by CORHA’s SHEA representatives describes how whole-genome sequencing (WGS) surveillance is making significant strides in healthcare outbreak detection and response, as exemplified by a...
View ArticleA cluster of three extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus infections linked...
Despite adhering to cleaning and disinfection strategies meeting or exceeding manufacturer’s instructions for use, various water-based heater-cooler devices have been implicated in nontuberculous...
View ArticleThe ICHE Podcast: Episode 44, Volume 44, Issue 12
Outbreaks involving duodenoscopes have been gaining attention across the healthcare field, broader community, and lay press. Their complex design may contribute to high risk of infection, and other...
View ArticleHospital Outbreak of Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in...
An outbreak of CRAB was detected in nine patients across three wards at a tertiary-care hospital, prompting infection prevention measures and targeted screening. The cases reflected ongoing community...
View ArticleHepatitis C virus outbreak at a pain clinic in Los Angeles
A Hepatitis C virus (HCV) outbreak associated with an independent pain management clinic was identified in Los Angeles County, prompting a public health investigation to identify the outbreak source,...
View ArticleNontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections After Cosmetic Surgery Procedures in...
Investigation of a case of nontuberculous mycobacteria infection in a patient who received a cosmetic surgical procedure in Florida identified a total of 15 cases in nine states in patients who...
View ArticleAn outbreak with multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on a burn ICU...
An outbreak with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii was identified in 27 patients hospitalized at a burn center. Transmission was likely propagated by direct transmission and indirect...
View ArticleDiving deep for the needle in the haystack: An outbreak investigation of...
56 patients developed Burkholderia cenocepacia bacteremia in an oncology setting in India. Whole genome sequencing and epidemiologic analyses of patients’ physicians and drug exposures revealed all...
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