How new molecular tools can help bugbusters: a Burkholderia cepacia complex outbreak investigation

ABSTRACT An outbreak of bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) took place from March 2012 until April 2014 involving thirteen patients. Aim. To describe an outbreak investigation of BSI Bcc and showing how genetic sequencing tools contributed to confi...

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Published in:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors:	Amanda Luiz Pires Maciel, Cristiane Schmitt, Marcia Maria Baraldi, Caio de Lima Silva, Luiz Felipe Valter de Oliveira, Jorge Luiz Mello Sampaio, Rogerio Ferreira Lourenço, Anna Sara Levin, Icaro Boszczowski
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2020-08-01
Subjects:	Burkholderia cepacia Outbreak investigation Bloodstream infection Next generation sequencing
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652020000100228&tlng=en