Quoted: UW Infection Control Medical Director Nasia Safdar says those with underlying medical issues need to pay attention to the information.
“I think organ transplant, dialysis individuals or nursing home residents.”
Dr. Safdar says the symptoms of Elizabethkingia include a fever.
“It’s because you have bacteria in the blood stream, depending on the sight of the infection, if it’s pneumonia you would have respiratory issues, a skin infection, you might see redness at the wound,” Dr. Safdar said.