Clusters of emerging multidrug-resistant organisms in US health care facilities during the initial months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.07.013
• Publication Date: 2024-07-30T07:09:31Z
• Authors: D. Cal Ham; Ruoran Li; Tisha Mitsunaga; Christopher Czaja; Christopher Prestel; Sandeep Bhaurla; Melissa Cumming; Brenda Brennan; Gabriel Innes; Savannah Carrico; Allison Chan; Enyinnaya Merengwa; Anna Stahl; Belinda Ostrowsky; Marie A. de Perio; Maroya Spalding W...
• Keywords: Pandemic; Acinetobacter baumannii

Outbreaks of emerging multidrug-resistant organisms (eMDROs), including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Candida auris, have been reported among severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) patients. We describe eMDRO clusters in SARS-CoV-2 units associated infection control (IC) practices early the pandemic.