African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5240

Full Length Research Paper

Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia complex associated with contaminated liquid soap for hospital use: A case study

Kaya Süer*
  • Kaya Süer*
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Meryem Güvenir
  • Meryem Güvenir
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Barış Otlu
  • Barış Otlu
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inönü University , Malatya, Turkey.
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Emine Tunç
  • Emine Tunç
  • Department of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Inönü University , Malatya, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 08 July 2015
  •  Accepted: 13 May 2016
  •  Published: 14 June 2016

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