Open AccessThe Genetic relatedness of Burkholderia contaminans clinical isolates from cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis patients in Argentina
Author(s) -
Lucía Cipolla,
Mónica Prieto,
Diego Faccone
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
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.13928
Subject(s) - pulsed field gel electrophoresis , burkholderia cepacia complex , outbreak , cystic fibrosis , microbiology and biotechnology , burkholderia , molecular epidemiology , isolation (microbiology) , genotype , biology , medicine , virology , bacteria , genetics , gene
The Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) bacteria are opportunistic pathogens that cause nosocomial infections and are especially dangerous for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Burkholderia contaminans is an emerging BCC species isolated from CF patients that also occurs as a contaminant in pharmaceutical and personal care products, sometimes linking it with outbreaks.