Transmissibility and Infection Control Implications of Burkolderia cepacia in Cystic Fibrosis

OBJECTIVE: To describe the microbiology and potential virulence factors of Burkholderia cepacia; to discuss the studies that have investigated its mode of transmission among cystic fibrosis patients; and to identify the major risk factors associated with acquisition of this pathogen inside and outsi...

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Main Authors: Scott K Fung, H Dick, H Devlin, E Tullis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1998-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/269157
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