Burkholderia cepacia infection in children: a clinical analysis of 16 cases

To investigate the distribution characteristics and clinical features of Burkholderia cepacia infection in children. A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 16 children with Burkholderia cepacia infection who were hospitalized between June 2012 and September 2017. All 16 chil...

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Published in:Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi 2018-02, Vol.20 (2), p.112-115
Main Authors: Peng, Fang, Zhong, Li-Li, Lin, Xiao-Juan, Chen, Min, Zhou, Miao
Format: Article
Language:Chinese
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Burkholderia Infections - complications
Burkholderia Infections - drug therapy
Burkholderia Infections - microbiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Length of Stay
Male
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:To investigate the distribution characteristics and clinical features of Burkholderia cepacia infection in children. A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 16 children with Burkholderia cepacia infection who were hospitalized between June 2012 and September 2017. All 16 children with Burkholderia cepacia infection were sporadic cases. A total of 16 strains of Burkholderia cepacia were isolated, among which 8 were detected by sputum culture, 5 were detected by blood culture, 2 were detected by tracheal intubation tip culture, and 1 was detected by lung biopsy culture. Of the 16 children, there were 11 boys and 5 girls, with an age of 5 days to 6 years, and the children aged
ISSN:1008-8830
DOI:10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2018.02.006