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 at...

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Main Authors: Dimas Mateos Corral, Allan L Coates, Yvonne CW Yau, Raymond Tellier, Mindy Glass, Steven M Jones, Valerie J Waters
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/290412
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-e6ab6e7535bb4a9bac4f7be7001c7a0b2025-08-20T03:26:03ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412008-01-0115523723910.1155/2008/290412Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient from the Caribbean: A Case ReportDimas Mateos Corral0Allan L Coates1Yvonne CW Yau2Raymond Tellier3Mindy Glass4Steven M Jones5Valerie J Waters6Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Microbiology, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Microbiology, Department of Paediatric Laboratory Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBacterial Zoonoses Branch, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USAImmunopathology, Special Pathogens Program, National Microbiology Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBurkholderia 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/290412
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Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient from the Caribbean: A Case Report
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient from the Caribbean: A Case Report
title_full Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient from the Caribbean: A Case Report
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title_full_unstemmed Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient from the Caribbean: A Case Report
title_short Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient from the Caribbean: A Case Report
title_sort burkholderia pseudomallei infection in a cystic fibrosis patient from the caribbean a case report
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