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Volume 29, Number 10—October 2023
Research

Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021

Benjamin T. TrevittComments to Author , Anthea L. Katelaris, Catherine Bateman-Steel, Sandra Chaverot, Sinead Flanigan, Toni Cains, Elena Martinez, Andrew Ginn, Vitali Sintchenko, Arthur Jones, Kishen Lachireddy, Mark J. Ferson, and Vicky Sheppeard
Author affiliations: South Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (B.T. Trevitt, A.L. Katelaris, C. Bateman-Steel, S. Chaverot, S. Flanigan, T. Cains, M.J. Ferson, V. Sheppeard); University of Sydney, Sydney (B.T. Trevitt, E. Martinez, A. Ginn, V. Sintchenko, V. Sheppeard); Institute for Clinical Pathology and Medical Research New South Wales Health Pathology, Sydney (E. Martinez, A. Ginn, V. Sintchenko); St George Hospital, Sydney (A. Jones); Health Protection NSW, Sydney (K. Lachireddy); University of New South Wales, Sydney (M.J. Ferson)

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Table 3

Aftercare type and batch for confirmed and probable cases in study of community outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections associated with contaminated piercing aftercare solution, Australia, 2021*

Source Confirmed cases Probable cases† Confirmed and probable cases†
Protat 13 (100) 34 (85) 47 (89)
Implicated batch 10 20 30
Other batch 1 1 2
Unknown batch
 2
 13
 15
Other brand
 0
 2 (5)
 2 (4)
Not contactable
 0
 4 (10)
 4 (8)
Total 13 (100) 40 (100) 53 (100)

*Values are no. (%). Implicated solution was manufactured by Protat Tattoo Supplies (https://www.protatsupplies.com.au). †Case definitions for probable cases include Protat aftercare use for franchise A piercings; this case definition was used to help monitor the burden of disease during this outbreak and monitor the involvement of batches other than the implicated batch.

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