Burkholderia cepacia Complex Bacteria: a Feared Contamination Risk in Water-Based Pharmaceutical Products

M Tavares, M Kozak, A Balola… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Burkholderia cepacia (formerly Pseudomonas cepacia) was once thought to be a single
bacterial species but has expanded to the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), comprising …

Coming from the wild: multidrug resistant opportunistic pathogens presenting a primary, not human-linked, environmental habitat

F Sanz-García, T Gil-Gil, P Laborda… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use and misuse of antibiotics have made antibiotic-resistant bacteria widespread
nowadays, constituting one of the most relevant challenges for human health at present …

Burkholderia cepacia Complex Taxon K: Where to Split?

E Depoorter, E De Canck, C Peeters… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The objective of the present study was to provide an updated classification for Burkholderia
cepacia complex (Bcc) taxon K isolates. A representative set of 39 taxon K isolates were …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of healthcare-associated Burkholderia cepacia complex outbreaks: presentation, causes and outbreak control

E Häfliger, A Atkinson, J Marschall - Infection prevention in practice, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Over the past decades, the Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) has been
linked to multiple healthcare-associated outbreaks. No systematic analysis of these …

[PDF][PDF] Burkholderia cepacia complex outbreaks among non-cystic fibrosis patients in the intensive care units: a review of adult and pediatric literature

M Abdallah, HA Abdallah, ZA Memish - Infez Med, 2018 - researchgate.net
SUMMARY breaks. Indwelling central lines, presence of renal failure on hemodialysis,
multiple bronchoscopic procedures, and recent abdominal surgery are independently …

Systematic review of ultrasound gel associated Burkholderia cepacia complex outbreaks: clinical presentation, sources and control of outbreak

A Angrup, R Kanaujia, M Biswal, P Ray - American Journal of Infection …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) is an emerging opportunistic pathogen
among immunocompromised patients. It frequently contaminates saline, fluids and …

Distribution of Burkholderia cepacia complex species isolated from industrial processes and contaminated products in Argentina

AL De Volder, S Teves, A Isasmendi, JL Pinheiro… - International …, 2021 - Springer
Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) members have clinical relevance as opportunistic
pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis and are responsible of numerous nosocomial …

[HTML][HTML] Polyclonal Burkholderia cepacia complex outbreak in peritoneal dialysis patients caused by contaminated aqueous chlorhexidine

SCY Wong, SC Wong, JHK Chen… - Emerging infectious …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Whether Burkholderia cepacia complex should be an objectionable organism in antiseptic
solutions with acceptable total bacterial counts is controversial. By using next-generation …

Challenges and mitigation strategies associated with Burkholderia cepacia complex contamination in pharmaceutical manufacturing

SP Kumar, KT Uthra, V Chitra, N Damodharan… - Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming bacterium with
more than 20 opportunistic pathogenic species, most commonly found in soil and water. Due …

Cepacia syndrome in a non‐cystic fibrosis patient

N Hauser, J Orsini - Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Burkholderia (formerly Pseudomonas) cepacia complex is a known serious threat to patients
with cystic fibrosis, in whom it has the potential to cause the fatal combination of necrotizing …