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Elucidating global epidemiology of Burkholderia multivorans in cases of cystic fibrosis by multilocus sequence typing.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2008
Baldwin Adam, Mahenthiralingam Eshwar, Drevinek Pavel, Pope Chris, Waine David J, Henry Deborah A, Speert David P, Carter Phil, Vandamme Peter, LiPuma John J, Dowson Chris G
Abstract excerpt
Burkholderia multivorans is a prominent B. cepacia complex (BCC) species causing infection in people with cystic fibrosis. Despite infection control measures being introduced to reduce the spread of BCC there is a continued emergence of infections by B. multivorans. Our objective was to analyze a global collection of B. multivorans isolates, comparing those from environmental and clinical sources with those from...
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