Chronic melioidosis in a patient with cystic fibrosis.
Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia, where it can be found in soil and surface water. We report a case of chronic pulmonary melioidosis in a patient with cystic fibrosis who had traveled to an area where B. pseudomallei is endemic.
Schülin
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Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. T.Schulin@mmb.azn.nl
Steinmetz
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D000328:Adult; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000382:microbiology*