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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 continue to occur in some centers. The acquisition pathways and clinical outcomes of sporadic B. cepacia complex...
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