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- Title
Elizabethkingia anophelis and Association with Tap Water and Handwashing, Singapore.
- Authors
Chee-Fu Yung; Maiwald, Matthias; Loo, Liat H.; Soong, Han Y.; Tan, Chin B.; Lim, Phaik K.; Ling Li; Tan, Natalie W. H.; Chia-Yin Chong; Tee, Nancy; Thoon, Koh C.; Chan, Yoke H.; Yung, Chee-Fu; Li, Ling; Tan, Natalie Wh; Chong, Chia-Yin
- Abstract
We report an Elizabethkingia anophelis case cluster associated with contaminated aerators and tap water in a children's intensive care unit in Singapore in 2017. We demonstrate a likely transmission route for E. anophelis to patients through acquisition of the bacteria on hands of healthcare workers via handwashing.
- Subjects
SINGAPORE; ELIZABETHKINGIA; FLAVOBACTERIALES; INTENSIVE care units; HAND washing; MEDICAL care; CROSS infection; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; GRAM-negative bacterial diseases; AQUATIC microbiology; WATER supply; GRAM-negative aerobic bacteria; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2018, Vol 24, Issue 9, p1730
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2409.171843