Risk factors for Elizabethkingia acquisition and clinical characteristics of patients, South Korea

Min Hyuk Choi; Myungsook Kim; Su Jin Jeong; Jun Yong Choi; In Yong Lee; Tai Soon Yong; Dongeun Yong; Seok Hoon Jeong; Kyungwon Lee

doi:10.3201/eid2501.171985

Risk factors for Elizabethkingia acquisition and clinical characteristics of patients, South Korea

Min Hyuk Choi, Myungsook Kim, Su Jin Jeong, Jun Yong Choi, In Yong Lee, Tai Soon Yong, Dongeun Yong, Seok Hoon Jeong, Kyungwon Lee

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Abstract

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 culture positive for Elizabethkingia species during January 2009–June 2017. Furthermore, we conducted epidemiologic studies of the hospital environment and mosquitoes. The incidence of Elizabethkingia increased significantly, by 432.1%, for 2016–2017 over incidence for 2009–2015. Mechanical ventilation was associated with the acquisition of Elizabethkingia species. Because Elizabethkingia infection has a high case-fatality rate and is difficult to eliminate, intensive prevention of contamination is needed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	42-51
Number of pages	10
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2501.171985
Publication status	Published - 2019 Jan

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About the Author Dr. Choi is a microbiologist at the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Research Institute of Bacterial Resistance, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. His primary research interests include antimicrobial resistance.

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