Scales Mary Ellen, Gallagher Megan C, Haessler Sarah, Lindsey Kristy, Maryanski Michele, Mathew Manju, Moore Franklin, Hogan Karen, Gilmore Morgan, Peters Stacey, Smith Kristin
Division of Healthcare Quality, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, USA.
Independent Infection Prevention Consultant, Windsor, CT, USA.
Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2024 Apr 29;4(1):e67. doi: 10.1017/ash.2024.66. eCollection 2024.
Isolation of an unusual organism, , from 2 cardiac surgical patients on the same day prompted an investigation to search for cases and cause. An extensive review demonstrated a pseudo-outbreak related to practices to conserve laboratory saline due to short supply resulting from supply chain shortage from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
同一天,从两名心脏外科手术患者身上分离出一种不寻常的生物体,这促使展开调查以寻找相关病例及病因。一项全面审查显示,这是一场与因2019冠状病毒病大流行导致供应链短缺、实验室生理盐水供应不足而采取的节约措施相关的假性暴发。