title: Unrecognised infection in a cystic fibrosis patient.
abstract: We report a 17-year-old Malay boy with cystic fibrosis who over a 14-month period experienced worsening respiratory symptoms and deteriorating lung function. Burkholderia pseudomallei was eventually isolated from his sputum. He improved clinically following treatment for meliodosis and his lung function returned to normal.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Institute, Kuala Lumpur Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. asbk70@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kassim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asiah
authors.forename: Yasmin A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Hanifah
authors.forename: Mohamed Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Norzila
authors.forename: Latif
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hasniah
authors.forename: Awang
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rusanida
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents