Burkholderia cepacia complex
"Burkholderia cepacia complex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of phenotypically similar but genotypically distinct species (genomovars) in the genus BURKHOLDERIA. They are found in water, soil, and the rhizosphere of crop plants. They can act as opportunistic human pathogens and as plant growth promoting and biocontrol agents.
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D042602
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.660.075.090.688.100.110
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Burkholderia cepacia complex" by people in Profiles.
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Aetiological agents for pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis: An observational study from a tertiary care centre in northern India. Indian J Med Res. 2020 01; 151(1):65-70.
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Lung transplantation in two cystic fibrosis patients infected with previously pandrug-resistant Burkholderia cepacia complex treated with ceftazidime-avibactam. Infection. 2019 Apr; 47(2):289-292.
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Burkholderia cepacia complex outbreaks among non-cystic fibrosis patients in the intensive care units: A review of adult and pediatric literature. Infez Med. 2018 Dec 01; 26(4):299-307.
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In vitro activity of N-acetylcysteine against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia complex grown in planktonic phase and biofilm. PLoS One. 2018; 13(10):e0203941.
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Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex infections associated with contaminated octenidine mouthwash solution, Germany, August to September 2018. Euro Surveill. 2018 10; 23(42).
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Polyester-based particles to overcome the obstacles of mucus and biofilms in the lung for tobramycin application under static and dynamic fluidic conditions. Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2018 Oct; 131:120-129.
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Trends in ceftazidime-avibactam activity against multidrug-resistant organisms recovered from respiratory samples of cystic fibrosis patients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 10; 20(5):e12955.
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A multistate investigation of health care-associated Burkholderia cepacia complex infections related to liquid docusate sodium contamination, January-October 2016. Am J Infect Control. 2018 06; 46(6):649-655.
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Burkholderia stabilis outbreak associated with contaminated commercially-available washing gloves, Switzerland, May 2015 to August 2016. Euro Surveill. 2017 Dec; 22(49).
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An outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex in the paediatric unit of a tertiary care hospital. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2017 Apr-Jun; 35(2):216-220.