Open AccessNosocomial Burkholderia cepacia infections in a Turkish university hospital: a five-year surveillance
Author(s) -
Özlem Güzel Tunçcan,
Murat Dizbay,
Büşra Ergüt Sezer,
Firdevs Aktaş,
Dilek Arman
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.124
Subject(s) - burkholderia , turkish , burkholderia cepacia complex , medicine , university hospital , microbiology and biotechnology , medical emergency , biology , bacteria , genetics , linguistics , philosophy
Burkholderia cepacia has the potential to cause fatal infections in ICUs, and multidrug resistance makes them a serious threat in hospital settings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of B. cepacia infections in our hospital.
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