Elizabethkingia anophelis and Association with Tap Water and Handwashing, Singapore
- PMID: 30124415
- PMCID: PMC6106401
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2409.171843
Elizabethkingia anophelis and Association with Tap Water and Handwashing, Singapore
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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- CDC. Multi-state cluster of Elizabethkingia anophelis in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois. 2016. [cited 2017 Sep 28]. https://www.cdc.gov/elizabethkingia/outbreaks/index.html
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