TY - JOUR AU - Patel, Ashka AU - Emerick, Michele AU - Cabunoc, Marie AU - Williams, Michelle AU - Preas, Michael Anne AU - Schrank, Gregory AU - Rabinowitz, Ronald AU - Luethy, Paul AU - Johnson, J. Kristie AU - Leekha, Surbhi T1 - Rapid Spread and Control of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria in COVID-19 Patient Care Units T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 4 SP - 1234 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We describe rapid spread of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria among patients in dedicated coronavirus disease care units in a hospital in Maryland, USA, during May–June 2020. Critical illness, high antibiotic use, double occupancy of single rooms, and modified infection prevention practices were key contributing factors. Surveillance culturing aided in outbreak recognition and control. KW - COVID-19 KW - coronavirus disease KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 KW - viruses KW - respiratory infections KW - zoonoses KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - multidrug resistant KW - MDR KW - outbreak KW - gram-negative KW - bacteria KW - bacterial infections KW - Maryland KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid2704.204036 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-4036_article ER - End of Reference