Elizabethkingia anophelis and Association with Tap Water and Handwashing, Singapore

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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. ; Lim, Phaik K. ; Li, Ling ; Tan, Natalie WH ; Chong, Chia-Yin ; Tee, Nancy ; Thoon, Koh C. ; Chan, Yoke H.
• 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.
• Subjects:
  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

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 24(9):1730-1733.
• Pubmed ID:
  30124415
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6106401
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Singapore
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  24
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7ee0b1ebbb6b9bbf05305047bf0af172fa6fdb8f3af8042c135dc2ba6995d430
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/58641/cdc_58641_DS1.pdf
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