Volume 24, Number 9—September 2018
Dispatch
Elizabethkingia anophelis and Association with Tap Water and Handwashing, Singapore
Table 2
Potential transmission route of E. anophelis via handwashing for 2 hospital staff, Children’s Intensive Care Unit, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore, May 2017
Procedure |
Hands culture result |
|
Staff A |
Staff B |
|
Before handwashing | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus sp. | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus sp. |
After handwashing with chlorhexidine soap | Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus sp. | E. anophelis |
After use of alcohol-based hand rub | No growth | No growth |