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1: Can Respir J. 2008 Jul-Aug;15(5):237-9.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in a cystic fibrosis patient from the Caribbean: a case report.

Corral DM, Coates AL, Yau YC, Tellier R, Glass M, Jones SM, Waters VJ.

Division of Respiratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. dimasmateos@yahoo.com

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.

PMID: 18716683 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC2679542