How can someone reduce the chance of getting B. cepacia?
At a CF care center, the staff works to prevent the spread of B. cepacia between people with CF by using proper infection control measures. These include frequent hand hygiene or cleaning of hands, limiting close contact between persons with CF, separating people with B. cepacia when admitted to the hospital and seeing them in the clinic on different days. CF Foundation-accredited care centers also follow strict procedures when cleaning clinic rooms, pulmonary function labs, and respiratory therapy equipment to reduce the risk of spreading germs. Please ask the CF care center staff about their efforts to minimize risks of getting germs for people with CF.
