Emergence of Elizabethkingia anophelis. First case of E. anophelis outbreak in a neonatal unit of a hospital in Argentina

Purpose: This article describes an outbreak of E. anophelis in a neonatal unit in a private hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in which the source of infection was identified, therefore allowing the prompt intervention of the infection control team. The awareness of E. anophelis infections and the...

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Main Authors: Jimena Nievas, María Luz Ibañez, Luz Allende, Javier Altclas, Giovanna Antezana, Josefina Campos, Federico Lorenzo, Lucía Cipolla, Mónica Prieto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Clinical Infection in Practice
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170221000595