Investigation of a Cluster of Sphingomonas koreensis Infections
Author(s) -
Ryan C. Johnson,
Clay Deming,
Sean Conlan,
Caroline Zellmer,
Angela V. Michelin,
Shih-Queen Lee-Lin,
Pamela J. Thomas,
Morgan Park,
Rebecca A. Weingarten,
J. Less,
John P. Dekker,
Karen M. Frank,
Kimberlee A. Musser,
John R. McQuiston,
David K. Henderson,
Anna F. Lau,
Tara N. Palmore,
Julia A. Segre
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1803238
Subject(s) - sphingomonas , microbiology and biotechnology , cluster (spacecraft) , chemistry , biology , bacteria , computer science , 16s ribosomal rna , genetics , programming language
Plumbing systems are an infrequent but known reservoir for opportunistic microbial pathogens that can infect hospitalized patients. In 2016, a cluster of clinical sphingomonas infections prompted an investigation.
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