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Invasive Burkholderia cepacia Complex Infections among Persons Who Inject Drugs, Hong Kong, China, 2016-2019

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  • Alternative Title:
    Emerg Infect Dis
  • Personal Author:
    Luk, Kristine Shik ; Tsang, Yat-ming ; Ho, Alex Yat-man ; To, Wing-kin ; Wong, Ben Kwok-ho ; Wong, Maureen Mo-lin ; Wong, Yiu-chung
  • Description:
    During March 2016-January 2019, Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) infection developed in 13 persons who inject drugs (PWID) in Kowloon West Region, Hong Kong, China. Seven cases were infective spondylitis, 2 endocarditis, 2 septic arthritis, 1 intramuscular abscess and bacteremia, and 1 necrotizing fasciitis. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis revealed that the isolates from 9 patients were clonally related. This clone caused major illness, and 11 of the 13 patients required surgical treatment. Clinicians should be aware of this pathogen and the appropriate broad-spectrum antimicrobial drugs to empirically prescribe for PWID with this life-threatening infection. Close collaboration among public health authorities, outreach social workers, and methadone clinics is essential for timely prevention and control of outbreaks in the PWID population.
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  • Source:
    Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(2):323-330
  • Pubmed ID:
    34906288
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMC8798689
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
    Hong Kong
  • Volume:
    28
  • Issue:
    2
  • Download URL:
    https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/114531/cdc_114531_DS1.pdf
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    Emerging Infectious Diseases
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