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Burkholderia cenocepacia ST-250 in cystic fibrosis patients in Switzerland: Genomic investigation of transmission routes.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Oct 2024
Zbinden Andrea, Seth-Smith Helena M B, Beltrami Vanessa, Mancini Stefano, Droz Sara, Bürgi Urs, Melillo David, Schuurmans Mace M, Schwizer Bernhard, Schmid Iris, Casaulta Carmen, Barben Jürg, Mueller Nicolas J, Imkamp Frank
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This report describes the characterization of Burkholderia cenocepacia isolates belonging to sequence type (ST)-250, detected in eight patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) in Switzerland. We retrospectively analyzed 18 isolates of B. cenocepacia ST-250 isolated between 2003 and 2015 by whole-genome sequencing and evaluated clinical and epidemiological data. Single nucleotide polymorphism analysis of the...
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