Clinical and Genomic Features of the First Cases of Elizabethkingia anophelis Infection in New York, Including the First Case in a Healthy Infant Without Previous Nosocomial Exposure
2018
: Elizabethkingia spp are Gram-negative bacteria associated with neonatal meningitis. In 2015-2016, an outbreak of Elizabethkingia anophelis infection that involved 63 patients and 18 deaths occurred in Wisconsin. Despite a multistate investigation, as of September 2016 the source remained undetermined, and experts warned of reemergence. We describe here the first cases of E anophelis infection in New York, including the case of a healthy infant without previous healthcare contact.
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