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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Yung, Chee-Fu ; Maiwald, Matthias ; Loo, Liat H. ; Soong, Han Y. ; Tan, Chin B. ; ... More +
Yung, Chee-Fu ; Maiwald, Matthias ; Loo, Liat H. ; Soong, Han Y. ; Tan, Chin B. ; Lim, Phaik K. ; Li, Ling ; Tan, Natalie WH ; Chong, Chia-Yin ; Tee, Nancy ; Thoon, Koh C. ; Chan, Yoke H. Less -
Description:
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.
Subject:
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Aerator
Alcohol Handrub
Bacteria
Dispatch
Elizabethkingia
Elizabethkingiaanophelis
Elizabethkingia Anophelis And Association With Tap Water And Handwashing, Singapore
Handwashing
ICU
Intensive Care Unit
Outbreak
Pediatrics
Tap Water
Water

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 24(9):1730-1733.
Pubmed ID:
30124415
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC6106401
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Singapore
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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