Treatment of B. cepacia infection

B. cepacia can be resistant to many common antibiotics. Decisions on the treatment of infections with B. cepacia should be made on a case-by-case basis.

What CDC is doing

CDC has issued a CDC Health Advisory about the current recall of contaminated nasal spray and is working with state and local health departments to monitor reported cases of infection. CDC is also working with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on this issue.