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An outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex in the paediatric unit of a tertiary care hospital.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Mali Swapna, Dash Lona, Gautam Vikas, Shastri Jayanthi, Kumar Sunil
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INTRODUCTION: Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) has emerged as a serious nosocomial pathogen worldwide especially in patients with indwelling catheters and cystic fibrosis. Bcc is a common contaminant of pharmaceutical products. We describe an outbreak of Bcc bacteraemia amongst children admitted in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and paediatric ward at a tertiary care hospital, Mumbai, in Western India....
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