A sporadic outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteremia in pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in coastal Karnataka, South India.
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2016-04
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Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) is a significant opportunistic pathogen in
hospitalized and immunocompromised patients, particularly in cystic fibrosis. It
is widely distributed in natural habitats such as soil and water and frequently
encountered in nosocomial outbreaks due to contaminated disinfectants and
medical devices. However reports on outbreaks due to this organism are
lacking from the Indian subcontinent. We report here a sporadic outbreak due
to BCC which occurred in the pediatric Intensive Care Unit of our institute, the
probable source being contaminated distilled water. The isolate from three
babies and environmental sources including distilled water were identical and
confirmed as BCC. Strict infection control measures were instituted to prevent
the spread of infection. This report highlights the potential role of B.cepacia in
causing sporadic outbreaks especially in ICUs, associated with water.
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Bacteremia, Burkholderia cepacia complex, outbreak, pediatric ICU
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Antony Beena, Cherian Elizabeth Varkey, Boloor Rekha, Shenoy K Varadraj. A sporadic outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteremia in pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in coastal Karnataka, South India. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2016 Apr-June 59(2): 197-199.