Outbreak solved by Kennedy

Kennedy Ballmer discusses an outbreak at Garcia Newgard Medical Hospital. She investigated the outbreak, determined the source, and developed a strategy to resolve it. Using the Hospital Hub app, she gathered information on infected patients. She discovered that contaminated antiseptic wipes caused the infection, which was staphylococcus aureus. The recommended treatment was penicillin. To stop the spread, they sterilized everything, sanitized hands, isolated patients, and administered antibiotics. Isolation alone was not enough, as stated in a report on a similar outbreak. This podcast gives insight into their investigation and resolution efforts. Hello, everyone. My name is Kennedy Ballmer. In today's podcast, I would like to talk about an outbreak that took place at Garcia Newgard Medical Hospital. It all started when I was working on the PLTW defense team and received an urgent message on my phone about a public health issue that required immediate attention. As soon as I received the message, I knew that I had to investigate the outbreak, determine the source and the cause of the infection, and develop a strategy for resolving this outbreak and preventing new ones. I gathered more information on the topic using the Hospital Hub app, which was used by the staff at GNMD Hospital and provided easy access to patient summaries, staff schedules, and equipment and material logs. After GNMD contacted the DDT for help, I knew that it was time to begin this investigation. I looked at the records of all 11 patients who had been infected and made a table comparing their symptoms, conditions, type of infections, and reasons for hospitalization. To find out more, I needed to figure out what was causing the disease. After conducting several tests, I discovered that it was either a fungus or bacteria that caused it. The disease was properly spread through nasal and cilia using the modes of transmission and was found to be through direct contact. I compared the patient's movements and medical supplies to determine how the disease spread. After analyzing the data, I discovered that some of the antiseptic wipes used in some of the rooms were contaminated and were recalled because of cross-contamination. It was staphylococcus aureus that caused the infection. It is one of the most important pathogens of bacteremia, stated by the GMA Internal Medicine in the Treatment and Outcome of Staphylococcus Aureus Bacterioma A Perspective Study of 278 Cases, which has tested which way is the best to dose it at all, small doses and bigger doses, and how much that you should do. They recommended treatment with at least one gram of penicillin, stable penicillin, four times a day, daily, for longer than 14 days, which made sense because it has a wide range of infections. To cure this infection, we sterilized everything, sanitized hands often, properly isolated the patients, and gave them the right antibiotics to stop the spread and to take care of the situation. We knew that isolating would not be the single way to cure it because we had interviewed the people who were involved in the melatonin-resistant staphylococcus aureus report of an outbreak in London Teaching Hospital that stated that the side room isolation did not curtail spread of the organism and containment was only achieved with a combination of extended screening near a person for treatment of carriage and the use of isolation ward. I hope this podcast gave you insight on how we investigated the outbreak and work towards resolving. Thank you for listening.