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Elizabethkingia anophelis and Association with Tap Water and Handwashing, Singapore

Year: 2018
Type: article
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.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2409.171843
Authors: Chee-Fu Yung, Matthias Maiwald, Liat H. Loo, Han Y. Soong, Chin B. Tan, Phaik K. Lim, Ling Li, Natalie WH Tan, Chia-Yin Chong, Nancy Tee, Koh C. Thoon, Yoke H. Chan
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2882997720
FWCI: 3.299
Cites: 9
Cited by: 44
Related to: 10