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Erik Snesrud, Patrick McGann, Edward Walsh, Ana Ong, Rosslyn Maybank, Yoon Kwak, Jean Campbell, Anthony Jones, Kelly Vore, Mary Hinkle, Emil Lesho, Clinical and Genomic Features of the First Cases of Elizabethkingia anophelis Infection in New York, Including the First Case in a Healthy Infant Without Previous Nosocomial Exposure, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Volume 8, Issue 3, July 2019, Pages 269–271, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piy071
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Abstract
Elizabethkingia spp are Gram-negative bacteria associated with neonatal meningitis. In 2015–2016, an outbreak of Elizabethkingia anophelis infection that involved 63 patients and 18 deaths occurred in Wisconsin. Despite a multistate investigation, as of September 2016 the source remained undetermined, and experts warned of reemergence. We describe here the first cases of E anophelis infection in New York, including the case of a healthy infant without previous healthcare contact.