Outbreak of Burkholderia multivorans among patients at two acute-care hospitals in California, August 2021-July 2022

• Main Authors: Kiara McNamara (Author), W. Wyatt Wilson (Author), Dipesh Solanky (Author), Sophie Jones (Author), Elizabeth Ohlsen (Author), J.B. Bertumen (Author), Mark Beatty (Author), Heather Moulton-Meissner (Author), Paige Gable (Author), John LiPuma (Author), Grace Kang (Author), Margaret Turner (Author), Erin Epson (Author), Kiran Perkin (Author), Raymond Chinn (Author), Jane Siegel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Burkholderia multivorans are gram-negative bacteria typically found in water and soil. B. multivorans outbreaks among patients without cystic fibrosis have been associated with exposure to contaminated medical devices or nonsterile aqueous products. Acquisition can also occur from exposu...