title: Endemic burkholderia cepacia bacteraemia: clinical features and antimicrobial susceptibilities of isolates.
abstract: Burkholderia cepacia has emerged as a nosocomial pathogen, causing numerous outbreaks, particularly among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Reports of clinical features of endemic B. cepacia bacteraemia in non-CF patients are rare. Twenty-five patients with B. cepacia bacteraemia were matched with 25 controls with nosocomial Escherichia coli bacteraemia at China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, over a period of 3 y. Case-patients included 16 men and 9 women, from 13 to 75 y. All had severe underlying diseases, most commonly malignancy (44%). Twenty-four patients (96%) had nosocomial infections. Five patients (20%) had polymicrobial bacteraemia. Our controls included 11 men and 14 women, age range 18-80 y. The most common underlying disease was malignancy (44%). Multivariate analysis revealed that indwelling central venous catheter was the significant risk factor predisposing to B. cepacia bacteraemia (p= 0.025). Eleven case-patients met the definition of catheter-related bloodstream infection. Fifteen patients (60%) received appropriate antimicrobial therapy after notification of positive blood cultures and susceptibility patterns. The overall case-fatality rate was 12% (3/25), only 1 of whom died of B. cepacia bacteraemia. There was no statistically significant difference in overall mortality rate between case-patients and controls. All isolates were susceptible to ceftazidime, piperacillin and minocycline and 84% of the isolates were susceptible to imipenem. B. cepacia should be considered a potential pathogen in hospitalized patients with severe underlying diseases, particularly those with indwelling central venous catheters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Tsou
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D004926:Escherichia coli; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents