Burkholderia cepacia outbreak sickens 22 infants in Venezuelan hospital

An outbreak of the bacterium, Burkholderia cepacia, at Hospital Dr. Luis Felipe Guevara Rojas in El Tigre, Anzoitegui State, Venezuela has sickened 22 infants, according to the College of Physicians in the country (computer translated). Pediatric infectious disease physician, Irimar Del Moral suggests the outbreak is linked to water shortages, which has been going on for six months. ["]