An Episodic Outbreak of Genetically Related<i>Burkholdebja cepacia</i>Among Non-Cystic Fibrosis Patients at a University Hospital

Abstract

Despite an extensive investigation, the source of the B. cepacia clone involved in this outbreak remains unknown. The spatial and temporal pattern of cases suggests that cross-transmission of a genetically related strain contributed to clustering among patients. The initiation of contact isolation may have limited the extent of this transmission. Additional studies are needed to elucidate better the epidemiology of nosocomial B. cepacia infection among non-CF adult patients.