Risk Factors for Elizabethkingia Acquisition and Clinical Characteristics of Patients, South Korea

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Choi, Min Hyuk ; Kim, Myungsook ; Jeong, Su Jin ; Choi, Jun Yong ; Lee, In-Yong ; Yong, Tai-Soon ; Yong, Dongeun ; Jeong, Seok Hoon ; Lee, Kyungwon
• Description:
  Elizabethkingia infections are difficult to treat because of intrinsic antimicrobial resistance, and their incidence has recently increased. We conducted a propensity score-matched case-control study during January 2016-June 2017 in South Korea and retrospectively studied data from patients who were culture positive for Elizabethkingia species during January 2009-June 2017. Furthermore, we conducted epidemiologic studies of the hospital environment and mosquitoes. The incidence of Elizabethkingia increased significantly, by 432.1%, for 2016-2017 over incidence for 2009-2015. Mechanical ventilation was associated with the acquisition of Elizabethkingia species. Because Elizabethkingia infection has a high case-fatality rate and is difficult to eliminate, intensive prevention of contamination is needed.
• Subjects:
  Aged Aged, 80 And Over Animals Case-Control Studies Culicidae Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Environment Female Flavobacteriaceae Flavobacteriaceae Infections Hospitals Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged Research Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Ventilators, Mechanical

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(1):42-51
• Pubmed ID:
  30561316
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6302585
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Republic of Korea
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f7f55b802ac61578037bb56bc1495e0e85cb475891361fbd383b518d30413966
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76871/cdc_76871_DS1.pdf
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