Volume 24, Number 9—September 2018
Dispatch
Elizabethkingia anophelis and Association with Tap Water and Handwashing, Singapore
Chee-Fu Yung
, Matthias Maiwald, Liat H. Loo, Han Y. Soong, Chin B. Tan, Phaik K. Lim, Ling Li, Natalie WH Tan, Chia-Yin Chong, Nancy Tee, Koh C. Thoon, and Yoke H. Chan
, Matthias Maiwald, Liat H. Loo, Han Y. Soong, Chin B. Tan, Phaik K. Lim, Ling Li, Natalie WH Tan, Chia-Yin Chong, Nancy Tee, Koh C. Thoon, and Yoke H. Chan
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 |
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