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Elizabethkingia anophelis and Association with Tap Water and Handwashing, Singapore

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...

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Autores principales: 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.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6106401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30124415
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2409.171843