| outbreak of burkholderia cepacia bloodstream infections traced to the use of ringer lactate solution as multiple-dose vial for catheter flushing, phnom penh, cambodia. | the burkholderia cepacia complex is a group of gram-negative bacteria known as respiratory pathogens in cystic fibrosis patients, but also increasingly reported as a cause of healthcare associated infections. we describe an outbreak of b. cepacia bloodstream infections in a referral hospital in phnom penh, cambodia. over a 1.5-month period, blood cultures from eight adult patients grew b. cepacia. bloodstream infection occurred after a median of 2.5 days of hospitalisation. three patients died: ... | 2013 | 23173820 |