Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis in infection control issues concerning Burkholderia cepacia

Adam Jenney; Lisa Liolios; Denis Spelman; Philip Russo; John Wilson; Steven Wesselingh; Tom Kotsimbos

doi:10.1086/502265

Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis in infection control issues concerning Burkholderia cepacia

Adam Jenney, Lisa Liolios, Denis Spelman, Philip Russo, John Wilson, Steven Wesselingh, Tom Kotsimbos

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There was concern that nosocomial person-to-person transmission of Burkholderia cepacia had occurred when two patients with cystic fibrosis shared a bathroom. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis demonstrated that the two isolates were unrelated. Subsequent testing of 34 stored isolates of B. cepacia demonstrated that no particular clone predominated in our hospital.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	624-626
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	24
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/502265
Publication status	Published or Issued - 1 Aug 2003
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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