An outbreak of Burkholderia contaminans at a quaternary children's hospital linked to equipment reprocessing

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Aug;44(8):1267-1273. doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.235. Epub 2022 Sep 14.

Abstract

Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) has been increasingly implicated in local and multistate outbreaks in both adult and pediatric healthcare settings. However, a lack of source identification may be common for BCC outbreak investigations. We describe, in detail, the investigation of an outbreak of BCC (B. contaminans) among pediatric patients at a large quaternary-care children's hospital and our system-level changes and outcomes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Burkholderia Infections* / epidemiology
  • Burkholderia cepacia complex*
  • Child
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Hospitals, Pediatric
  • Humans

Supplementary concepts

  • Burkholderia contaminans