Abstract
An environmental survey of 55 sites yielded only 12 Burkholderia cepacia isolates, none of which displayed the phenotypic properties of a multiresistant epidemic strain associated with pulmonary colonization in patients with cystic fibrosis. Although the environment probably poses a low risk for patients with cystic fibrosis as a source of B. cepacia, the pathogenic potential of individual environmental strains remains unclear. We advise caution in the development of B. cepacia as a biocontrol agent.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Burkholderia cepacia / drug effects
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Burkholderia cepacia / isolation & purification*
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Burkholderia cepacia / pathogenicity*
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Cystic Fibrosis / complications
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Cystic Fibrosis / microbiology*
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
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Environmental Microbiology*
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Humans
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Lung / microbiology
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Opportunistic Infections / complications
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Opportunistic Infections / prevention & control
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Opportunistic Infections / transmission
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Pneumonia / complications
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Pneumonia / prevention & control
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Pseudomonas Infections / complications
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Pseudomonas Infections / prevention & control
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Pseudomonas Infections / transmission
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Risk Factors