Impact of clonally-related Burkholderia contaminans strains in two patients attending an Italian cystic fibrosis centre: a case report

Impact of clonally-related Burkholderia contaminans strains in two patients attending an Italian cystic fibrosis centre: a case report

Abstract Background Burkholderia contaminans is one of the 20 closely related bacterial of the Burkholderia cepacia complex, a group of bacteria that are ubiquitous in the environment and capable of infecting people with cystic fibrosis (CF). This species is an emerging pathogen and it has been wide...

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Main Authors: Daniela Savi, Serena Quattrucci, Maria Trancassini, Claudia Dalmastri, Riccardo V. De Biase, Marta Maggisano, Paolo Palange, Annamaria Bevivino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Cystic fibrosis
Burkholderia contaminans
Multi locus sequence typing
Molecular typing
Lung function
Coinfection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0923-6

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