Evolution and Transmission of Cefiderocol-Resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> During an Outbreak in the Burn Intensive Care Unit

Abstract

We report on 11 critically ill burn patients treated with cefiderocol for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. Clinical success was achieved in 36% and complicated by treatment-emergent resistance and interpatient transmission of cefiderocol-resistant A. baumannii. Resistant isolates harbored disrupted pirA and piuA genes that were not disrupted among susceptible isolates.