Burkholderia cepacia: (B. cepacia, for short.) A group of bacteria found in soil and water that are often resistant to common antibiotics. B. cepacia poses little medical risk to healthy people. However, people who have certain health problems such as a weakened immune systems or chronic lung disease, particularly cystic fibrosis (CF), are more susceptible to infection with it. Transmission of B. cepacia has been reported from contaminated solutions and medical devices as well as contaminated over-the-counter nasal spray and contaminated mouthwash. B. cepacia can also be spread to susceptible persons by person-to-person contact, contact with contaminated surfaces, and exposure to B. cepacia in the environment. Careful attention to infection control procedures like hand hygiene can help reduce the risk of transmission of this organism. Decisions on the treatment of infections with B. cepacia are best made on a case-by-case basis. Usually it can be treated with drugs called Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or Meropenem.
Burkholderia cepacia is a gram-negative rod that is 1.6-3.2 m m in length. It was discovered in 1949 by Walter Burkholder at Cornell University in ...
The Burkholderia cepacia complex consists of nine genomic species called genomovars: B. cepacia, B. multivorans, B. cenocepacia, B. vietnamiensis, B. stabilis, B ...
Sept. 18, 2009 – Learn more about Burkholderia cepacia complex (B. cepacia) and how it can threaten the health of people with cystic fibrosis.
Burkholderia cepacia is an aerobic gram-negative bacillus found in various aquatic environments.
Burkholderia cepacia is a relatively rare but life-threatening complication of cystic fibrosis, and one that often strikes fear into the hearts of people with ...