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Case Reports
. 2018 Sep;24(9):1730-1733.
doi: 10.3201/eid2409.171843.

Elizabethkingia anophelis and Association with Tap Water and Handwashing, Singapore

Case Reports

Elizabethkingia anophelis and Association with Tap Water and Handwashing, Singapore

Chee-Fu Yung et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Sep.

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.

Keywords: Elizabethkingia; Elizabethkingia anophelis; ICU; Singapore; aerator; alcohol handrub; bacteria; handwashing; intensive care unit; outbreak; pediatrics; tap water; water.

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Spatial distribution of Elizabethkingia isolates by location (patients, tap water, aerators, and sinks) in children's intensive care unit, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore, May 2017.

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