Holy water not so holy: Potential source of Elizabethkingia pneumonia and bacteremia in an immunocompromised host
Elizabethkingia species are Gram-negative, glucose-non-fermenting bacilli predominantly found in soil and water, with Elizabethkingia anophelis increasingly recognized as a human pathogen. E. anophelis has also been reported in hospital outbreaks, suggesting the potential role of contaminated instit...
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| Main Authors: | Rahel T. Zewude, Matheus O. Bastos, May AlFalahi, Coleman M.F. Rotstein, Carson K.L. Lo |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425092500085X |
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