Objective: To examine the global burden, associated point sources, and successful prevention and control measures for documented outbreaks of Burkholderia cepacia healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Design: Integrative review.
Russo, Philip L +6 more
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Microevolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei during an Acute Infection [PDF]
ABSTRACT We used whole-genome sequencing to evaluate 69 independent colonies of Burkholderia pseudomallei isolated from seven body sites of a patient with acute disseminated melioidosis.
Direk Limmathurotsakul +8 more
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T Cell Immunity to the Alkyl Hydroperoxide Reductase of Burkholderia pseudomallei: A Correlate of Disease Outcome in Acute Melioidosis. [PDF]
There is an urgent need for a better understanding of adaptive immunity to Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis that is frequently associated with sepsis or death in patients in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia.
Sumonwiriya, M +41 more
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Prosthetic Joint Infection due to Burkholderia cenocepacia: An Opportunistic Pathogen Microbiology Section with an Expanding Spectrum of Disease [PDF]
Burkholderia cenocepacia is an opportunistic pathogen widespread in moist environments. It has been associated with lung infections, blood, skin and genitourinary tract infections.
Sujeesh Sebastian +4 more
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Burkholderia cepacia Complex Vaccines: Where Do We Go from here?
Burkholderia comprises a wide variety of environmental Gram-negative bacteria. Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) includes several Burkholderia species that pose a health hazard as they are able to cause respiratory infections in patients with chronic ...
Gonzalo A. Pradenas +2 more
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The exopolysaccharide gene cluster Bcam1330-Bcam1341 is involved in Burkholderia cenocepacia biofilm formation, and its expression is regulated by c-di-GMP and Bcam1349 [PDF]
In Burkholderia cenocepacia, the second messenger cyclic diguanosine monophosphate (c-di-GMP) has previously been shown to positively regulate biofilm formation and the expression of cellulose and type-I fimbriae genes through binding to the ...
Ryan, Robert P +4 more
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First cases of Burkholderia cenocepacia IIIA neonatal sepsis in Central African Republic
Bacteria of the Burkholderia cepaciai complex cause frequent infections in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients, with a significant mortality rate.
Thierry Frank +6 more
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Background: Burkholderia cepacia complex consists of 24 species of microorganisms that include B. cepacia, B. multivorans, B. cenocepacia, B. vietnamiensis, B. ambifaria, and many more.
Mitra Kar +5 more
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The changing epidemiology of Burkholderia species infection at an adult cystic fibrosis centre
Background: This study reviews the impact of changing infection control practices at the Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre (MACFC) upon the epidemiology of Burkholderia species infections.Methods: We reviewed strain and genomovar typing of all ...
Doherty, Catherine J. +5 more
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis characterized by pneumonia and fatal septicemia and prevalent in Southeast Asia. Related Burkholderia species are strong risk factors of mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF).
Nithichanon, Arnone +14 more
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