Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of 50 children with B. Cepacia infection.

Characteristic	Value
Mode of acquisition, n (%) of patients
Health care–associated	4 (8%)
Hospital-acquired	46 (92%)
Culture-positive specimen, n (%) of patients
Endotracheal aspirate or deep sputum	24 (48%)
Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid	10 (20%)
Blood	10 (20%)
Urine	6 (12%)
Central venous catheter tip	4 (8%)
Infection site, n (%) of patients
Pneumonia	34 (68%)
Urinary tract infection	6 (12%)
Bloodstream infection (CVC-related infection, combined with pneumonia, Unknown origin)	10 (4,4,2)(20%)