Forty-four of 48
Burkholderia cepacia
complex strains cultured from Danish cystic fibrosis patients were
Burkholderia multivorans
, a distribution of species that has not been reported before. Although cases of cross infections were demonstrated, no major epidemic clone was found. The species distribution may represent the sporadic acquisition of bacteria from the environment.
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