Risk Factors for Elizabethkingia Acquisition and Clinical Characteristics of Patients, South Korea

Risk Factors for Elizabethkingia Acquisition and Clinical Characteristics of Patients, South Korea

Elizabethkingia infections are difficult to treat because of intrinsic antimicrobial resistance, and their incidence has recently increased. We conducted a propensity score–matched case–control study during January 2016–June 2017 in South Korea and retrospectively studied data from patients who were...

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Main Authors: Min Hyuk Choi, Myungsook Kim, Su Jin Jeong, Jun Yong Choi, In-Yong Lee, Tai-Soon Yong, Dongeun Yong, Seok Hoon Jeong, Kyungwon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Elizabethkingia anophelis
Elizabethkingia miricola
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica
mechanical ventilator
contamination source
South Korea
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/1/17-1985_article

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