Wisconsin Department of Health Services says number of confirmed infections in the state is now 63
Two new Elizabethkingia cases were recently found in Wisconsin, according to an article on the Becker's Infection Control and Clinical Quality website.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says the number of confirmed infections in the state is now 63.
There are four additional cases, but those strains cannot be confirmed as being associated with the outbreak.
The Wisconsin outbreak began in November 2015.
June 22, 2016
Topic Area: Infection Control
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