Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021
In April 2021, the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Public Health Unit (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) was notified of 3 patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections secondary to skin piercings performed at the same salon. Active case finding through laboratories, clinician alerts...
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| author | Benjamin T. Trevitt Anthea L. Katelaris Catherine Bateman-Steel Sandra Chaverot Sinead Flanigan Toni Cains Elena Martinez Andrew Ginn Vitali Sintchenko Arthur Jones Kishen Lachireddy Mark J. Ferson Vicky Sheppeard |
| author_facet | Benjamin T. Trevitt Anthea L. Katelaris Catherine Bateman-Steel Sandra Chaverot Sinead Flanigan Toni Cains Elena Martinez Andrew Ginn Vitali Sintchenko Arthur Jones Kishen Lachireddy Mark J. Ferson Vicky Sheppeard |
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In April 2021, the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Public Health Unit (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) was notified of 3 patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections secondary to skin piercings performed at the same salon. Active case finding through laboratories, clinician alerts, and monitoring hospital visits for piercing-related infections identified additional cases across New South Wales, and consumers were alerted. We identified 13 confirmed and 40 probable case-patients and linked clinical isolates by genomic sequencing. Ten confirmed case-patients had used the same brand and batch of aftercare solution. We isolated P. aeruginosa from opened and unopened bottles of this solution batch that matched the outbreak strain identified by genomic sequencing. Piercing-related infections returned to baseline levels after this solution batch was recalled. Early outbreak detection and source attribution via genomic sequencing are crucial for controlling outbreaks linked to contaminated products. Manufacturing standards for nonsterile cosmetic products and guidance for piercing aftercare warrant review.
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0c32215e801416fb66126169cb471432023-09-21T14:51:55ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592023-10-0129102008201510.3201/eid2910.230560Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021Benjamin T. TrevittAnthea L. KatelarisCatherine Bateman-SteelSandra ChaverotSinead FlaniganToni CainsElena MartinezAndrew GinnVitali SintchenkoArthur JonesKishen LachireddyMark J. FersonVicky Sheppeard In April 2021, the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Public Health Unit (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) was notified of 3 patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections secondary to skin piercings performed at the same salon. Active case finding through laboratories, clinician alerts, and monitoring hospital visits for piercing-related infections identified additional cases across New South Wales, and consumers were alerted. We identified 13 confirmed and 40 probable case-patients and linked clinical isolates by genomic sequencing. Ten confirmed case-patients had used the same brand and batch of aftercare solution. We isolated P. aeruginosa from opened and unopened bottles of this solution batch that matched the outbreak strain identified by genomic sequencing. Piercing-related infections returned to baseline levels after this solution batch was recalled. Early outbreak detection and source attribution via genomic sequencing are crucial for controlling outbreaks linked to contaminated products. Manufacturing standards for nonsterile cosmetic products and guidance for piercing aftercare warrant review. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0560_articlePseudomonas aeruginosaoutbreakpiercinggenomicsinfectioncommunicable diseases |
| spellingShingle | Benjamin T. Trevitt Anthea L. Katelaris Catherine Bateman-Steel Sandra Chaverot Sinead Flanigan Toni Cains Elena Martinez Andrew Ginn Vitali Sintchenko Arthur Jones Kishen Lachireddy Mark J. Ferson Vicky Sheppeard Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021 Emerging Infectious Diseases Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak piercing genomics infection communicable diseases |
| title | Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021 |
| title_full | Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021 |
| title_fullStr | Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021 |
| title_short | Community Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Contaminated Piercing Aftercare Solution, Australia, 2021 |
| title_sort | community outbreak of pseudomonas aeruginosa infections associated with contaminated piercing aftercare solution australia 2021 |
| topic | Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak piercing genomics infection communicable diseases |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0560_article |
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