Chronic Burkholderia cepacia bronchiectasis in a non-cystic fibrosis individual.
Infection with Burkholderia cepacia due to social contact is well described in patients with cystic fibrosis. However, social transmission to non-cystic fibrosis individuals or chronic colonisation in non-cystic fibrosis individuals has not been described. A report of B cepacia bronchiectasis is presented where a previously healthy mother of two cystic fibrosis children colonised with B cepacia became infected by the same epidemic strain. The implications of this for parents, siblings, and partners of individuals with cystic fibrosis are discussed.
Regional Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Royal Liverpool Hospitals, UK.
M J
MJ
Ledson
M J
MJ
Gallagher
M J
MJ
Walshaw
D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000382:microbiology*; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008875:Middle Aged