Volume 30, Supplement - Infectious Diseases and Carceral Health
SUPPLEMENT ISSUE
Outbreaks and Investigations
Outbreak of Invasive Serratia marcescens among Persons Incarcerated in a State Prison, California, USA, March 2020–December 2022
Amanda Kamali
, Donna Ferguson, Heather Dowless, Nancy Ortiz, Rituparna Mukhopadhyay, Cassandra Schember, Rawni Lunsford, Justine Hutchinson, Marlena Scherer, John Crandall, Heidi Bauer, Alexander Yu, and Akiko Kimura
, Donna Ferguson, Heather Dowless, Nancy Ortiz, Rituparna Mukhopadhyay, Cassandra Schember, Rawni Lunsford, Justine Hutchinson, Marlena Scherer, John Crandall, Heidi Bauer, Alexander Yu, and Akiko Kimura
Table 2
Environmental specimens positive for Serratia marcescens associated with patients hospitalized with invasive Serratia marcescens infections at prison A, California, USA, January 2020–March 2023
| Identifier | Sample description | Sample location, yard no. | Matched a patient isolate |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Swab of water pooled in Cell Block 64 solution dilution machine tubes | 2 | No |
| B | Coffee from plastic cup | 3 | Yes |
| C | Nasal spray bottle | 3 | Yes, patients B and D |
| D | Scrub pad 1: porter closet | 1 | No |
| E | Scrub pad 2: used to clean cell | 1 | No |
| F | Scrub pad 3: beside toilet | 1 | No |
| G | Shower floor swab | 1 | No |
| H | Hand rinsate of cellmate to patient D (sterile saline) | 3 | No |
| I | Used needle or syringe 1 | 1 | Yes, patients A and B |
| J | Water and laundry detergent from body wash bottle | 1 | No |
| K | Cleaner stored in hand sanitizer bottle | 1 | No |
| L | Diluted cell block 64 solution in spray bottle | 1 | No |
| M | Mop bucket | 1 | No |
| N | Cell Block 64 solution stored in shampoo bottle | 1 | No |
| O | Cell Block 64 solution stored in chili sauce bottle | 2 | No |
| P | Cell Block 64 solution stored in coffee container | 2 | No |
| Q | Empty bottle, used to store Cell Block 64 solution | 1 | No |
| R | Diluted breakout from trash can 1 | 1 | No |
| S | Doorway 4 floor swab | 1 | No |
| T | Doorway 3 floor swab | 1 | No |
| U | Drinking water in bottle | 2 | No |
| V | Breakout from container originally used to store Cell Block 64 solution | 2 | No |
| W | Doorway 2 floor swab | 1 | No |
| Y | Doorway 1 floor swab | 1 | Yes |
| Z | Plastic sports drink bottle, used to store water | 1 | No |
| AA | Plastic bottle used as urinal | 1 | No |
| AB | Diluted breakout from trash can 2 | 1 | No |
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