Table 1. Clinical Characteristics of B. Cepacia Infection in Pediatric Patients and Adult Patients.
| Patient ID | Year isolated | Age | Sex | Underlying disease | Isolation site | ICU care | B. cepacia in the sputum culture | Outcome | Used antibiotics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | 0 | M | None | Blood | Yes | Yes | Treated | Imipenem |
| IV catheter tip | |||||||||
| 2 | 2005 | 0 | M | Neuroblastoma | Blood | Yes | No | Treated | Meropenem |
| IV catheter tip | |||||||||
| 3 | 2005 | 1 | F | Large VSD | Blood | Yes | Sputum culture not done | Treated | Ceftriaxone |
| 4 | 2006 | 1 | F | Core pulmonale, vegetation on aortic valve | Blood | Yes | Sputum culture not done | Treated | Ceftazidime |
| Meropenem | |||||||||
| Levofloxacin | |||||||||
| 5 | 2008 | 0 | M | Prematurity, panperitonitis | Blood | Yes | No | Treated | Cefepime |
| 6 | 2009 | 10 | F | Medulloblastoma | Blood | Yes | Sputum culture not done | Treated | Carbenin |
| Cefepime | |||||||||
| 7 | 2009 | 0 | M | Atresia of pulmonary artery | Blood | Yes | No | Expired | Meropenem |
| 8 | 2010 | 0 | F | Prematurity, cystic hygroma | Blood | Yes | Yes | Treated | Meropenem |
| Urine | |||||||||
| 9 | 2012 | 7 | F | Chronic granulomatous disease | Blood | Yes | Yes | Expired | Meropenem |
| 10 | 2014 | 6 | M | Medulloblastoma | Blood | Yes | No | Expired | Meropenem |
| Colistin | |||||||||
| 11 | 2014 | 0 | M | HLHS | Blood | Yes | Yes | Expired | Meropenem |
| IV catheter tip | Cotrimoxazole | ||||||||
| 12 | 2014 | 0 | F | Coarctation of aorta, DORV | Blood | Yes | Yes | Treated | Certazidime |
| Meropenem | |||||||||
| 13 | 2014 | 12 | M | ALL | Blood | No | No | Treated | Meropenem |
| 14 | 2014 | 6 | F | ATRT | Blood | No | No | Treated | Meropenem |
| Adult patients (55 cases) |
2003-2014 | 18-87 (62.1) |
M:F (1.72:1) |
Oncology patients: 40 cases | Blood: 55 cases | 26 cases | 5 cases | Treated: 35 cases | |
| Patients with cardiovascular | Catheter tip: 4 cases | ||||||||
| problems: 13 cases | Urine: 4 cases | ||||||||
| Simple surgery: 2 cases | Pleural fluid: 1 case |
ICU, Intensive Care Unit; B. cepacia, Burkholderia cepacia; VSD, ventricular septal defect; HLHS, hypoplastic left heart syndrome; ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia; ATRT, atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor; IV, intravenous.