BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA EXIT-SITE INFECTION IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS-CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES

摘要

Background: Burkholderia cepacia is a hardy bacterium with intrinsic resistance to multiple antibiotics and high transmissibility. Opportunistic healthcare-associated B. cepacia infections among immunocompromised or critically ill patients have been reported, but there is limited data on the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of exit-site infection (ESI) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.