TY - JOUR AU - Lin, Jiun-Nong AU - Lai, Chung-Hsu AU - Yang, Chih-Hui AU - Huang, Yi-Han AU - Lin, Hsi-Hsun T1 - Elizabethkingia bruuniana Infections in Humans, Taiwan, 2005–2017 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 7 SP - 1412 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Using 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequencing, we identified 6 patients infected with Elizabethkingia bruuniana treated at E-Da Hospital (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) during 2005–2017. We describe patient characteristics and the molecular characteristics of the E. bruuniana isolates, including their MICs. Larger-scale studies are needed for more robust characterization of this pathogen. KW - Elizabethkingia bruuniana KW - Elizabethkingia KW - clinical characteristics KW - antimicrobial susceptibility KW - 16S rRNA KW - rpoB KW - bacteria KW - Taiwan KW - phylogeny KW - DNA–DNA hybridization KW - fluoroquinolone resistance KW - quinolone resistance–determining regions KW - average nucleotide identity KW - drug susceptibility KW - antimicrobial resistance DO - 10.3201/eid2507.180768 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/7/18-0768_article ER - End of Reference