Volume 8, Number 2—February 2002
Research
Epidemiology of Burkholderia cepacia Complex in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis, Canada
Table 2
Genomovar or species of Burkholderia cepacia complex or phenotypically similar isolates from cystic fibrosis patients in Canada
| Species or genomovar | No. of patients infected with species or genomovara | Percentage of patients (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Genomovar I | 1 | 0.2 |
| Burkholderia multivorans (genomovar II) | 43 | 9.3 |
| Genomovar III | 369 | 80.0 |
| Burkholderia stabilis (genomovar IV) | 17 | 3.8 |
| Burkholderia vietnamiensis (genomovar V) | 7 | 1.6 |
| Burkholderia cepacia complex (not genomovar I-VII) | 8 | 1.8 |
| Burkholderia fungorum | 1 | 0.2 |
| Burkholderia gladioli | 5 | 1.1 |
| Ralstonia pickettii | 5 | 1.1 |
| Pandoraea spp. |
5 |
1.1 |
| Total | 461 |
aSome patients were counted twice if two or more different strains were recovered.
