Investigation of a Burkholderia cepacea outbreak in patients with bone marrow transplant or hematologic cancer

• Grant number: 10/09714-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2010
• End date: October 31, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Anna Sara Shafferman Levin
• Grantee: Roberto Caraver Prado Telles
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This study involves the investigation of an outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia that occurred from January through February 2008 in 2 units: hematology and bone marrow transplant. Initially an investigation involving patient data, environment, material and drugs used in the units was performed. The second phase will involve the study of the isolates: confirmation of identification, susceptibility testing and molecular typing.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

BOSZCZOWSKI, ICARO; DO PRADO, GLADYS VILLAS BOAS; DALBEN, MIRIAN F.; TELLES, ROBERTO C. P.; FREIRE, MARISTELA PINHEIRO; GUIMARAES, THAIS; OLIVEIRA, MAURA S.; ROSA, JULIANA F.; SOARES, ROBSON E.; LLACER, PEDRO ENRIQUE DORLHIAC; et al. POLYCLONAL OUTBREAK OF BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS CAUSED BY Burkholderia cepacia COMPLEX IN HEMATOLOGY AND BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT OUTPATIENT UNITS. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, v. 56, n. 1, p. 71-76, JAN-FEB 2014. (10/09714-8)