Two concurrent nationwide healthcare-associated outbreaks of <i>Burkholderia cepacia</i> complex linked to product contamination, UK and Ireland, 2010–2023
Identifying the source of outbreaks associated with contaminated products can be challenging, requiring complex multi-stakeholder interventions. We recommend a low threshold for investigation of Bcc clusters, adopting a multidisciplinary approach to investigation and mitigation, implementing interventions focusing on practice, and prompt product removal to protect patients.
Authors
- Alex Orlek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6365-8377)
- D. Kenna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3105-3637)
- Logan Smith
- Peter Hoffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9876-1187)
- Mark H. Wilcox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4565-2868)
- Susan Hopkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5179-5702)
- Neville Q. Verlander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6743-3896)
- C. Willis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8884-9388)
- Nastassya Chandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6259-230X)
- Jason Doran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5501-9433)
- A. David Weaver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6936-3241)
- Mariyam Mirfenderesky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6795-6491)
- Clare Foster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3973-0065)
- Isabel Oliver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6106-1734)
- Geraldine Leong
- Jane F. Turton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5652-6472)
- Susanna Frost (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5263-6607)
- M.I. Saunders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9109-6164)
- Colin Stewart Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4776-3403)
- Yu Wan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8354-7647)
- Hye-Ran Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9391-9697)
- David Elliott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0442-244X)
- James Elston
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Health Protection Surveillance Centre (IE)
- UK Health Security Agency (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2025.10232
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56