HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION

BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA

• Complex group of bacteria found in soil or water
• Affects the lungs
• Lung inflammation

SYMPTOMS

• Ranges from no symptoms to serious respiratory infections
• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• Wheezing

WHO IS SUSPECPTIBLE?

• Doesn't really have any medical risk to healthy people
• People with weakened immune systems or chronic lung diseases
• There are different strains of it and some are worse than others
• Cystic Fibrosis : affects body's ability to carry water and salt to the cells, causing buildup of mucus

HOW ITS SPREAD:

• Person-to-person contact
• Contact with contaminated things
• Exposure in the environment

SPREAD IN THE HOSPITAL

• Contaminated medical devices
• Incorrect hand hygene

HOW TO PREVENT

• Washing hands
• Clean all supplies used
• Wear gloves
• Don't share supplies

HOW TO TREAT DISEASE

• Antibiotics
• Ex: ceftazidime, treats bacterial infections

FINANCIAL OUTCOME

• Costs associated with continuous infusion of ceftazidime $627
• Isolation costs $250 per day

CITATIONS

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkholderia_cepacia_complex#Treatment
• http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/organisms/bCepacia.html
• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11349744
• http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Infection-Control-Center/IC-Articles/Reducing...