Distribution of Burkholderia cepacia complex species among isolates recovered from persons with or without cystic fibrosis

Rebecca Reik; Theodore Spilker; John J Lipuma

doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.2926-2928.2005

Distribution of Burkholderia cepacia complex species among isolates recovered from persons with or without cystic fibrosis

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jun;43(6):2926-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.6.2926-2928.2005.

Authors

Rebecca Reik¹, Theodore Spilker, John J Lipuma

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School, 1150 W. Medical Center Dr., 8323 MSRB III, Box 0646, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0646, USA.

Abstract

We analyzed Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates recovered from 1,218 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and 90 patients without CF. Although all B. cepacia complex species were found, some were rarely identified. The distribution of species differed between the CF and non-CF populations and appears to be changing over time among CF patients.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacterial Typing Techniques
Burkholderia Infections / epidemiology*
Burkholderia Infections / microbiology*
Burkholderia cepacia complex / classification*
Burkholderia cepacia complex / genetics
Burkholderia cepacia complex / isolation & purification
Cystic Fibrosis / epidemiology*
Cystic Fibrosis / microbiology*
DNA, Bacterial / analysis
Humans
Phylogeny
Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

DNA, Bacterial