Is prolonged incubation required for optimal recovery of Burkholderia cepacia complex in sputum from cystic fibrosis patients? Data versus dogma

• Published in: Pathology Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 366 - 369
• Main Authors: Naqvi, Syeda, Varadhan, Hemalatha, Givney, Rodney
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Burkhoklderia selective agar; Burkholderia cepacia complex; Burkholderia cepacia complex - isolation & purification; Burkholderia Infections - diagnosis; Child; cystic fibrosis; Cystic Fibrosis - microbiology; Female; Humans; Male; Microbiological Techniques; optimal incubation; Sputum - microbiology; optimal incubation; Burkhoklderia selective agar; cystic fibrosis; Burkholderia cepacia complex

Cystic fibrosis (CF) expert groups globally recommend using selective medium for isolation of Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) from respiratory specimens of CF patients. However, there is no consensus available for optimal duration of incubation and recommendations are variable. The purpose of our...