Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of index patients and those selected for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) screening during an outbreak at a long-term care facility, Utah—2018

	Initial cluster patients	Patients selected for colonization screening†
Patient characteristics	n = 5* No.	Total n = 47 No. (%)	Positive† n = 10 (21.3%) No. (%)	Negative n = 37 No. (%)
Male sex	2	20 (43)	6 (60)	14 (38)
Aged <65 years	1	15 (32)	5 (50)	10 (27)
Former or current residence in Hall A	4	10 (21)	5 (50)	5 (14)
Had been transferred from out-of-state	3	7 (15)	3 (30)	4 (11)
Had been admitted in the last 6 months	2	15 (32)	2 (20)	13 (35)
Recent documented clinical services received‡
Wound care	5	30 (64)	8 (80)	22 (59)
Ventilator care	2	6 (13)	2 (20)	4 (11)
Respiratory therapy	4	20 (43)	5 (50)	15 (41)
Physical therapy	4	15 (32)	4 (40)	11 (30)
Invasive device use	4	12 (26)	6 (60)	6 (16)
Antimicrobial therapy	5	17 (36)	5 (50)	12 (32)
Had symptoms consistent with an active infection	5	16 (34)	4 (40)	12 (32)

^*Includes 1 patient identified clinically posthumously after sample collection.

^†Includes 2 index case patients still at the facility.

^‡Since 02/01/2018.