By Ethan Covey
A 17-year study of Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) in non–cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has found high mortality and antibiotic resistance among the primarily hospital-acquired infections.
While B. cepacia is typically found in people with CF, the investigators sought to study the infection in patients without the disorder. “Our work builds upon investigations performed by Dr. Krisztina Papp-Wallace at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Hospital, investigating mechanisms