Mary Ellen Scales, Megan C Gallagher, Sarah Haessler, Kristy Lindsey, Michele Maryanski, Manju Mathew, Franklin Moore, Karen Hogan, Morgan Gilmore, Stacey Peters, Kristin Smith
Isolation of an unusual organism, Achromobacter xylosoxidans , from 2 cardiac surgical patients on the same day prompted an investigation to search for cases and cause. An extensive review demonstrated a pseudo-outbreak related to practices to conserve laboratory saline due to short supply resulting from supply chain shortage from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
2024: Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol