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.
Ledson
M J
MJ
Regional Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit, Royal Liverpool Hospitals, UK.
Gallagher
M J
MJ
Walshaw
M J
MJ
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