Search
Burkholderia cepacia
Epidemiology:
- multi-state outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia infection from liquid docusate 2016 [2], 2017 [4]
Pathology:
- etiologic agent of pneumonia in patients with cystic fibrosis
Laboratory:
- Burkholderia DNA
- Burkholderia identified by culture
General
Burkholderia
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).
Healthcare-associated Infections. July 8, 2016
Multistate Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia Infections
https://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/b-cepacia/index.html
- FDA Safety Alert. Aug 9, 2016
Liquid Drug and Dietary Supplement Products by PharmaTech:
Recall - Risk of Product Contamination.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm515625.htm
- Brooks M
FDA Warns Against Use of Any Liquid Product From PharmaTech
Medscape - Aug 09, 2017.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/883981