Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in a cystic fibrosis patient from the Caribbean: a case report.
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.
Corral
Dimas Mateos
DM
Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. dimasmateos@yahoo.com
Coates
Allan L
AL
Yau
Yvonne C W
YC
Tellier
Raymond
R
Glass
Mindy
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Jones
Steven M
SM
Waters
Valerie J
VJ
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents