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<i>Elizabethkingia anophelis</i> and Association with Tap Water and Handwashing, Singapore

Chee-Fu Yung, Matthias Maiwald, Liat Hui Loo, Han Yang Soong, Chin B. Tan, Phaik Kooi Lim, Ling Li, Natalie WH Tan, Chia-Yin Chong, Nancy Wen Sim Tee,

Emerging infectious diseases · 2018 · 49 citations · 8 references

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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.

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