Clonally related Burkholderia contaminans among ventilated patients without cystic fibrosis

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Infect Control
• Personal Author:
  Peterson, Amy E. ; Chitnis, Amit S. ; Xiang, Nan ; Scaletta, Joseph M. ; Geist, Robert ; Schwartz, Jennifer ; DeMent, Jamie ; Lawlor, Elizabeth ; LiPuma, John J. ; O’Connell, Heather ; Noble-Wang, Judith ; Kallen, Alexander J. ; Hunt, D. Charles
• Description:
  We investigated a cluster of 10 Burkholderia cepacia complex-positive cultures among ventilated patients and those with a tracheostomy in an acute care hospital. Isolates from 5 patients had outbreak-strain-related Burkholderia contaminans. Isolates of B. cepacia complex unrelated to the outbreak strain were cultured from a sink drain. The investigation identified practices that might have led to contamination of patient respiratory care supplies with tap water, which might have contributed to the cluster.
• Subjects:
  Article Burkholderia Cepacia Complex Burkholderia Infections Cluster Analysis Cross Infection Disease Outbreaks Genotype Humans Infection Control Mechanical Molecular Typing Respiration, Artificial Ventilation

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• Source:
  Am J Infect Control. 41(12):1298-1300.
• Pubmed ID:
  23973426
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5654375
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  41
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:a4c2a275588077cba343a18e4ddfcc3d3a25c8a560b9bbbb4ae19b97d48b400c
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49339/cdc_49339_DS1.pdf
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