Nosocomial Burkholderia cepacia infections in a Turkish university hospital: a five-year surveillance

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DİZBAY M., GÜZEL TUNÇCAN Ö., Sezer B. E., Aktas F., Arman D.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, cilt.3, sa.4, ss.273-277, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3855/jidc.124
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.273-277
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Nosocomial, Burkholderia cepacia, surveillance, PSEUDOMONAS-CEPACIA, OUTBREAK, COMPLEX
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.