title: Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in a cystic fibrosis patient from the Caribbean: a case report.
abstract: Burkholderia pseudomallei is a pathogen identified with increasing frequency in the respiratory tracts of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients from endemic areas such as Southeast Asia and northern Australia. The following report describes the first known reported case in a CF patient from the Caribbean attending a North American CF clinic.
authors: Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. dimasmateos@yahoo.com
authors: Dimas Mateos
authors: DM
authors: Corral
authors: Allan L
authors: AL
authors: Coates
authors: Yvonne C W
authors: YC
authors: Yau
authors: Raymond
authors: R
authors: Tellier
authors: Mindy
authors: M
authors: Glass
authors: Steven M
authors: SM
authors: Jones
authors: Valerie J
authors: VJ
authors: Waters
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000208:ethnology; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents