Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient from the Caribbean: A Case Report

oleh: Dimas Mateos Corral, Allan L Coates, Yvonne CW Yau, Raymond Tellier, Mindy Glass, Steven M Jones, Valerie J Waters

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01

Deskripsi

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.