TY - JOUR T1 - Chronic <em>Burkholderia cepacia</em>bronchiectasis in a non-cystic fibrosis individual JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 430 LP - 432 DO - 10.1136/thx.53.5.430 VL - 53 IS - 5 AU - M J Ledson AU - M J Gallagher AU - M J Walshaw Y1 - 1998/05/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/53/5/430.abstract N2 - Infection with Burkholderia cepacia due to social contact is well described in patients with cystic fibrosis. However, social transmission to non-cystic fibrosis individuals or chronic colonisation in non-cystic fibrosis individuals has not been described. A report of B cepacia bronchiectasis is presented where a previously healthy mother of two cystic fibrosis children colonised with B cepacia became infected by the same epidemic strain. The implications of this for parents, siblings, and partners of individuals with cystic fibrosis are discussed. ER -