Nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia infections in a Turkish university hospital: a five-year surveillance
JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.3, no.4, pp.273-277, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 3 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2009
- Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.124
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.273-277
- Keywords: Nosocomial, Burkholderia cepacia, surveillance, PSEUDOMONAS-CEPACIA, OUTBREAK, COMPLEX
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Gazi University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: Burkholderia cepacia has the potential to cause fatal infections in ICUs, and multidrug resistance makes them a serious threat in hospital settings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of B. cepacia infections in our hospital.