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Factors influencing acquisition of Burkholderia cepacia complex organisms in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2013
Ramsay Kay A, Butler Claire A, Paynter Stuart, Ware Robert S, Kidd Timothy J, Wainwright Claire E, Bell Scott C
Abstract excerpt
Burkholderia cepacia complex organisms are important transmissible pathogens found in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In recent years, the rates of cross-infection of epidemic strains have declined due to effective infection control efforts. However, cases of sporadic B. cepacia complex infection...
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