1256. New Acquisitions of ET-12 Burkholderia cenocepacia in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis: Role of Whole Genome Sequencing in Outbreak Investigation

BACKGROUND: Transmission of Burkholderia cenocepacia ET-12 strain (ET-12Bc) can cause epidemics in the cystic fibrosis (CF) population. The Toronto Adult CF center currently follows 500 patients; 20% have infection with B. cepacia complex (BCC), including 48 patients infected with ET-12Bc. The cente...

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Autores principales: Blanchard, Ana C, Tadros, Manal, Tang, Lin, Muller, Matthew, Spilker, Theodore, Waters, Valerie, Lipuma, John, Tullis, Elizabeth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253440/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1089

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