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In November 2021, a clonal outbreak of of novel sequence type ST3875 was detected in three patients who died of bloodstream infections in one hospital. By 25 April 2022, the outbreak included 339 cases from 38 hospitals across Norway. Initial hospital reports indicate infection as the main contributing cause in seven deaths. In March 2022, the outbreak strain was identified in non-sterile pre-moistened disposable washcloths, used to clean patients, from three lots from the same international manufacturer.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa countrywide outbreak in hospitals linked to pre-moistened non-sterile washcloths, Norway, October 2021 to April 2022
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Kirsten+Gravningen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Gravningen Kirsten</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Oliver+Kacelnik&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kacelnik Oliver</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Egil+Lingaas&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lingaas Egil</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Torunn+Pedersen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pedersen Torunn</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Bj%C3%B8rn+G+Iversen&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Iversen Bjørn G</a>, <a href="/search?value1=the+Pseudomonas+outbreak+group&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">the Pseudomonas outbreak group</a></span>. Pseudomonas aeruginosa countrywide outbreak in hospitals linked to pre-moistened non-sterile washcloths, Norway, October 2021 to April 2022. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2022;27(18):pii=2200312. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.18.2200312" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.18.2200312</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 08 Apr 2022;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 04 May 2022 </span> </p>
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