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ArticleVeterinary research communications2023

A study on the occurrence of Burkholderia cepacia complex in ultrasound gels used in different veterinary clinical settings in India.

Ravichandran Karthikeyan, Himani Agri, Akanksha Yadav, Varsha Jayakumar, Bhimavarapu Kiranmayee, Mathesh Karikalan, Mudit Chandra, Vanita Lyngdoh, Sandeep Ghatak, Dharmendra K Sinha and 1 more

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ravichandran KarthikeyanDivision of Epidemiology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Himani AgriDivision of Epidemiology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Akanksha YadavDivision of Epidemiology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Varsha JayakumarDivision of Epidemiology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Bhimavarapu KiranmayeeDivision of Epidemiology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mathesh KarikalanCenter for wildlife Conservation Management and Disease Surveillance, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mudit ChandraDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Vanita LyngdohDivision of Animal and Fisheries Sciences, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India.
Sandeep GhatakDivision of Animal and Fisheries Sciences, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India.
Dharmendra K SinhaDivision of Epidemiology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Bhoj R SinghDivision of Epidemiology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. brs1762@gmail.com.
Indian Veterinary Research Institute · INICAR Research Complex for NEH Region · INGuru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University · IN

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Abstract

Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) organisms are emerging multidrug-resistant pathogens. They are opportunistic and cause severe diseases in humans that may result in fatal outcomes. They are mainly reported as nosocomial pathogens, and transmission often occurs through contaminated pharmaceutical products. From 1993 to 2019, 14 Bcc outbreaks caused by contaminated ultrasound gels (USGs) have been reported in several countries, including India. We screened a total of 63 samples of USGs from various veterinary and human clinical care centers across 17 states of India and isolated 32 Bcc strains of Burkholderia cenocepacia (46.8%), B. cepacia (31.3%), B. pseudomultivorans (18.8%) and B. contaminans (3.1%) species. Some isolates were co-existent in a single ultrasound gel sample. The isolation from unopened gel bottles revealed the intrinsic contamination from manufacturing sites. The MALDI-TOF analysis to identify the Bcc at the species level was supported by the partial sequencing of the recA gene for accurate species identification. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that isolates shared clades with human clinical isolates, which is an important situation because of the possible infections of Bcc by USGs both in humans and animals. The pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing identified the genetic variation among the Bcc isolates present in the USGs. The findings indicated USGs as the potential source of Bcc species.

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Burkholderia cepacia complexBurkholderia InfectionsAnimalsDisease OutbreaksGelsHumansPhylogenyGelsBurkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc)MALDI-TOFPFGErecA sequencingUltrasound gelsVeterinary diagnostics contamination

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