Infection of the airways remains the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in persons with
cystic fibrosis (CF). This review describes salient features of the epidemiologies of microbial …

Respiratory infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia play a
major role in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis (CF). This review summarizes the latest …

Executive Summary The Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of
Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings 2007 updates and expands the 1996 Guideline for …

Abstract The Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) is a collection of genetically distinct but
phenotypically similar bacteria that are divided into at least nine species. Bcc bacteria are …

SUMMARY A select group of microorganisms inhabit the airways of individuals with cystic
fibrosis. Once established within the pulmonary environment in these patients, many of …

Interaction with plants around their roots and foliage forms the natural habitat for a wide
range of gram‐negative bacteria such as Burkholderia, Pseudomonas and Ralstonia …

Nonfermenting bacteria are ubiquitous environmental opportunists that cause infections in
humans, especially compromised patients. Due to their limited biochemical reactivity and …

Despite significant advances in treatment strategies targeting the underlying defect in cystic
fibrosis (CF), airway infection remains an important cause of lung disease. In this two-part …

Individuals with cystic fibrosis have abbreviated life spans primarily due to chronic airway
infection. A limited number of types of organisms are responsible for these infections, with …

Over the past 20 years there has been a greater interest in infection control in cystic fibrosis
(CF) as patient-to-patient transmission of pathogens has been increasingly demonstrated in …