Mucoid Inquilinus limosus in a young adult with cystic fibrosis.
Inquilinus limosus is a alpha-proteobacterium that has been recently isolate in the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. We report the isolation of a mucoid strain of I. limosus from the sputum of a 20-year-old male patient with CF over 1 year that was associated with the clinical, spirometric, and radiographic decline in a previously healthy patient.
Hayes
Don
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Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. don.hayes@uky.edu
Murphy
Brian S
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Kuhn
Robert J
RJ
Anstead
Michael I
MI
Feola
David J
DJ
D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D012244:Rhodospirillaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult