Open AccessAchromobacter xylosoxidans: Characterization of Strains in Brazilian Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Author(s) -
Rosana Helena Vicente Pereira,
Ana Paula D’Alincourt Carvalho-Assef,
Rodolpho Mattos Albano,
Tânia Wrobel Folescu,
Marcia C. M. F. Jones,
Robson Souza Leão,
Elizabeth Andrade Marques
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.05283-11
Subject(s) - achromobacter xylosoxidans , cystic fibrosis , achromobacter , genotype , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medicine , bacteria , genetics , pseudomonas , gene
We investigated the possibility of cross-infection among cystic fibrosis patients in two Brazilian reference centers. Achromobacter xylosoxidans isolates (n = 122) were recovered over a 5-year period from 39 patients. Isolates were genetically heterogeneous, but one genotype was present in 56% of the patients, suggesting that cross-infection may have occurred.
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