Evidence for Elizabethkingia anophelis Transmission from Mother to Infant, Hong Kong

Evidence for Elizabethkingia anophelis Transmission from Mother to Infant, Hong Kong

Elizabethkingia anophelis, recently discovered from mosquito gut, is an emerging bacterium associated with neonatal meningitis and nosocomial outbreaks. However, its transmission route remains unknown. We use rapid genome sequencing to investigate 3 cases of E. anophelis sepsis involving 2 neonates...

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Main Authors: Susanna K.P. Lau, Alan K.L. Wu, Jade L.L. Teng, Herman Tse, Shirly O.T. Curreem, Stephen K.W. Tsui, Yi Huang, Jonathan H.K. Chen, Rodney A. Lee, Patrick C.Y. Woo, Kwok-Yung Yuen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
genome
Elizabethkingia anophelis
neonatal
meningitis
sepsis
vertical
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/2/14-0623_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/2/14-0623_article

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