Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3371980 | Journal of Hospital Infection | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryStrains of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) are opportunistic pathogens capable of causing serious infection in cystic fibrosis patients. Recently we identified a suspected outbreak of infection with Bcc strains at the University Hospital Olomouc. Seventy-four Bcc strains were isolated from 52 patients, most of whom (N = 48) did not suffer from cystic fibrosis. Most frequently (N = 46) Burkholderia multivorans was isolated and 24 (52.2%) of these strains were clonal. Fifteen of these strains were isolated from intensive care patients, five of whom died from hospital-acquired pneumonia. B. multivorans can cause serious outbreaks of infection beyond cystic fibrosis sufferers.
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Authors
V. Hanulik, M.A. Webber, M. Chroma, R. Uvizl, O. Holy, R.N. Whitehead, S. Baugh, I. Matouskova, M. Kolar,