Article
Cross infection between cystic fibrosis patients colonised with Burkholderia cepacia.
Thorax - 1 May 1998
Ledson M J, Gallagher M J, Corkill J E, Hart C A, Walshaw M J
Abstract excerpt
Whilst patient to patient spread of the respiratory pathogen Burkholderia cepacia is well recognised between patients with cystic fibrosis, prompting a strict segregation policy, cross colonisation between cystic fibrosis patients already infected with B cepacia has not been described and surveys...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Burkholderia Infections
- Burkholderia cepacia
- Cross Infection
- Cystic Fibrosis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Fatal Outcome
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction