Investigation of a Cluster of Sphingomonas koreensis Infections.
Ryan C JohnsonClay DemingSean ConlanCaroline J ZellmerAngela V MichelinShihQueen Lee-LinPamela J ThomasMorgan ParkRebecca A WeingartenJohn LessJohn P DekkerKaren M FrankKimberlee A MusserJohn R McQuistonDavid K HendersonAnna F LauTara N PalmoreJulie A SegrePublished in: The New England journal of medicine (2019)
This genomic and epidemiologic investigation suggests that S. koreensis is an opportunistic human pathogen that both persisted in the NIH Clinical Center infrastructure across time and space and caused health care-associated infections. (Funded by the NIH Intramural Research Programs.).