Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia in immunocompetent children caused by contaminated nebulized sulbutamol in Saudi Arabia.

Background: An outbreak of 5 inpatient and otherwise healthy children admitted for respiratory problems developed dry fever and cough after a few days of hospitalization. Burkhuldaria cepacia was isolated from their blood culture. The Infection Control Department (ICD) in the King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) detected and investigated the outbreak to identify the source of the organism and mode of transmission.