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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. ThornleyComments to Author , 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
Author affiliation: Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora, Lower Hutt, New Zealand (C.N. Thornley, M. Kelly, L. Mangalasseril, A. Nesdale, C. Underwood); Awanui Labs Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (M. Bloomfield); Institute of Environmental Science and Research, Porirua, New Zealand (K. Dyet, J. Elvy, J. Szeto, H. Perez, X. Ren, R. Woodhouse, R.T. White); Awanui Labs Dunedin, Dunedin, New Zealand (J. Elvy)

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Table 2

Categorization of 24 case-patients with OXA-48–producing Escherichia coli, according to history of exposure to a community-based food premises and history of HVH admission, in study of community outbreak linked to food premises, Hutt Valley, New Zealand, August 2018–December 2022*

Year of collection of sample from which OXA-48–producing E. coli was detected No. with premises A exposure but no HVH inpatient admission No. with premises A exposure and HVH inpatient admission No. with HVH inpatient admission but no premises A exposure Total no.
2018 2 3 3 8
2019 2 3 1 6
2020 2 4 – 6
2021 1 – 1 2
2022
 –
 1
 1
 2
Total 7 11 6 24

*Categorization of premises A and HVH exposure was only possible for 24 cases, because 1 case-patient died before interview could be undertaken. HVH, Hutt Valley Hospital; premises A, community-based food premises.

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