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. 2024 Apr 28:22925503241249760. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1177/22925503241249760

Table 2.

Overview of Likely Transmission Events.

Patient Pathogen Year Culture-positive burn patient Comparator
Specimen source Susceptibility profile Specimen source(s) Susceptibility profile Patient type
1 Acinetobacter baumannii complex 2020 Tissue culture Sensitive to: Ceftazidime Tobramycin TMP-SMX Meropenem
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin
Indeterminate to: Ceftriaxone Pip-Tazo
Blood Sensitive to: Ceftazidime Gentamicin Tobramycin TMP-SMX Ceftriaxone Pip-Tazo Meropenem
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin
Burn
2 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2020 Wound swab/tissue culture Sensitive to: Ceftazidime Gentamicin Tobramycin Pip-Tazo
Resistant to: Meropenem
Indeterminate to: Ciprofloxacin
Wound swab/tissueculture/
urine
Sensitive to: Ceftazidime Gentamicin Tobramycin Pip-Tazo
Resistant to: Meropenem
Indeterminate to: Ciprofloxacin
Burn
3 Acinetobacter baumannii complex 2020 Tissue culture Sensitive to: Ceftazidime Gentamicin Tobramycin TMP-SMX Ceftriaxone Pip-Tazo Meropenem
Resistant to: Cefazolin
Indeterminate to: Ciprofloxacin

Blood Sensitive to: Ceftazidime Tobramycin TMP-SMX Ceftriaxone Pip-Tazo Meropenem
Resistant to: Cefazolin
Indeterminate to: Ciprofloxacin Gentamicin
Burn
Wound swab Sensitive to: Ciprofloxacin Gentamicin Tobramycin TMP-SMX Pip-Tazo Meropenem
Resistant to: Cefazolin
Indeterminate to: Ceftazidime
Nonburn
4 P. aeruginosa 2020 Wound swab/
tissue culture
Sensitive to: Ceftazidime Gentamicin Tobramycin Pip-Tazo
Resistant to: Meropenem
Indeterminate to: Ciprofloxacin
Wound swab/
tissue culture
Sensitive to: Ceftazidime Gentamicin Tobramycin Pip-Tazo
Resistant to: Meropenem
Indeterminate to: Ciprofloxacin
Burn
5 MRSA 2019 Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Wound swab (1), tissue culture (1) Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Burn & nonburn
6 MRSA 2019 Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Burn
7 MRSA 2019 Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Wound swab (1), wound swab/tissue culture (1), blood (1) Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Burn & nonburn
8 MRSA 2018-2019 Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Wound swab (3), wound swab/tissue culture (1), blood (2) Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Burn & nonburn
9 MRSA 2018 Wound swab/
tissue culture
Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Wound swab (4), blood (2) Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Burn & nonburn
10 MRSA 2018 Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin

Wound swab/tissue culture Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Burn
Blood Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin Penicillin
Nonburn
11 MRSA 2018 Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin Penicillin
Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin
Nonburn
12 Coagulase-negative Staphylococci 2017 Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin Penicillin TMP-SMX
Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin TMP-SMX
Burn
13 Coagulase-negative Staphylococci 2017 Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin TMP-SMX
Wound swab Sensitive to: Clindamycin Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Tetracycline Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Cloxacillin Penicillin TMP-SMX
Burn
14 Streptococcus mitis 2017 Tissue culture Sensitive to: Vancomycin Ceftriaxone
Indeterminate to: Penicillin
Blood Sensitive to: Vancomycin Ceftriaxone
Indeterminate to: Penicillin
Burn
15 Serratia marcescens 2016-2017 Tissue culture Sensitive to: Amikacin Ciprofloxacin Ceftazidime Gentamicin Tobramycin TMP-SMX Ceftriaxone Ertapenem Meropenem
Resistant to: Ampicillin Cefazolin Nitrofurantoin
Wound swab/
tissue culture
Sensitive to: Amikacin Ciprofloxacin Cefixime Ceftazidime Gentamicin Ceftriaxone Ertapenem Meropenem
Resistant to: Ampicillin Cefazolin Nitrofurantoin

Nonburn
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium Wound swab/
tissue culture
Sensitive to: Gentamicin Nitrofurantoin
Resistant to: Ciprofloxacin Levofloxacin Penicillin Tetracycline Vancomycin Ampicillin
Tissue culture/stool Resistant to: Ciprofloxacin Levofloxacin Gentamicin Penicillin Vancomycin Ampicillin
Indeterminate to: Nitrofurantoin
Nonburn
16 Coagulase-negative Staphylococci 2016 Wound swab/
tissue culture
Sensitive to: Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Clindamycin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Gentamicin Imipenem Cloxacillin Penicillin Tetracycline TMP-SMX
Wound swab/
tissue culture/blood
Sensitive to: Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Clindamycin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Gentamicin Imipenem Cloxacillin Penicillin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Clarithromycin Ceftriaxone Cefurox
Burn
17 Coagulase-negative Staphylococci 2015-2016 Wound swab/
tissue culture
Sensitive to: Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Clindamycin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Gentamicin Imipenem Cloxacillin Penicillin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Clarithromycin Ceftriaxone Cefurox
Wound swab/
tissue culture/blood
Sensitive to: Nitrofurantoin Rifampin Vancomycin
Resistant to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Clindamycin Erythromycin Levofloxacin Gentamicin Imipenem Cloxacillin Penicillin Tetracycline TMP-SMX
Burn
18 Staphylococcus aureus 2012 Wound swab Sensitive to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Levofloxacin Gentamicin Imipenem Nitrofurantoin Cloxacillin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin Ceftriaxone Cefurox
Resistant to: Clindamycin Erythromycin Penicillin Clarithromycin
Wound swab Sensitive to: Cefazolin Ciprofloxacin Levofloxacin Gentamicin Imipenem Nitrofurantoin Cloxacillin Rifampin Tetracycline TMP-SMX Vancomycin Ceftriaxone Cefurox
Resistant to: Clindamycin Erythromycin Penicillin Clarithromycin
Nonburn

Abbreviations: MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pip-Tazo,Piperacillin-Tazobactam; TMP-SMX, Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole.