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Volume 31, Number 7—July 2025
Synopsis
Community Outbreak of OXA-48–Producing Escherichia coli Linked to Food Premises, New Zealand, 2018–2022
Craig N. Thornley
, Matthew Kelly, Max Bloomfield, Loushy Mangalasseril, Annette Nesdale, Claire Underwood, Kristin Dyet, Juliet Elvy, Jenny Szeto, Hermes Perez, Xioyun Ren, Rosemary Woodhouse, and Rhys T. White
, Matthew Kelly, Max Bloomfield, Loushy Mangalasseril, Annette Nesdale, Claire Underwood, Kristin Dyet, Juliet Elvy, Jenny Szeto, Hermes Perez, Xioyun Ren, Rosemary Woodhouse, and Rhys T. White
Table 1
Characteristics of 25 case-patients with OXA-48–producing Escherichia coli in study of community outbreak of linked to food premises, Hutt Valley, New Zealand, August 2018–December 2022
| Category | No. (%) patients |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| F | 18 (72.0) |
| M |
7 (28.0) |
| Ethnicity | |
| New Zealand European | 20 (80.0) |
| Māori | 4 (16.0) |
| Samoan |
1 (4.0) |
| Specimen positive for OXA-48–producing E. coli | |
| Urine sample collected in community | 7 (28.0) |
| Urine sample collected in hospital | 11 (44.0) |
| Stool sample collected in hospital through loose stool | 5 (20.0) |
| Blood culture | 1 (4.0) |
| Tissue specimen | 1 (4.0) |
| Stool sample collected in hospital through contact tracing |
1 (4.0) |
| Infection associated with OXA-48–producing E. coli | |
| Uncomplicated urinary tract infection | 11 (44.0) |
| Pyelonephritis/urosepsis | 2 (8.0) |
| Osteomyelitis | 1 (4.0) |
| No illness due to OXA-48–producing E. coli |
11 (44.0) |
| Hospital exposure | |
| Hutt Valley Hospital admission | 18 (72.0) |
| Wellington Regional Hospital admission | 4 (16.0) |
| Any hospital admission in Wellington region | 21 (84.0) |
| Healthcare use outside region or outside New Zealand |
0 |
| Other selected exposures* | |
| Exposure to specific community food premises (premises A) | 18 (75.0) |
| Untreated drinking water | 1 (4.2) |
| Recreational water exposure | 5 (20.8) |
| Exposure to domestic animals | 8 (33.3) |
| Exposure to farm animals | 2 (8.3) |
*Data on nonhealthcare exposures were available for only 24 cases, because 1 case-patient died before an interview could be undertaken.
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