Pseudomonas aeruginosa countrywide outbreak in hospitals linked to pre-moistened non-sterile washcloths,Norway, October 2021 to April 2022 |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway; 2.Department of Infection Prevention, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; 3.Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Detection of Antimicrobial Resistance, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway; 4.The members of the group are listed under Collaborators |
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| Abstract: | In November 2021, a clonal outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa of novel sequence type ST3875 was detected in three patients who died of bloodstream infections in one hospital. By 25 April 2022, the outbreak included 339 cases from 38 hospitals across Norway. Initial hospital reports indicate Pseudomonas infection as the main contributing cause in seven deaths. In March 2022, the outbreak strain was identified in non-sterile pre-moistened disposable washcloths, used to clean patients, from three lots from the same international manufacturer. |
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| Keywords: | Pseudomonas aeruginosa hospital outbreak non-sterile product nosocomial infection healthcare-associated infection hospital environment whole-genome sequencing Gram-negative bacteria |
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