Cystic fibrosis patient with Burkholderia pseudomallei infection acquired in Brazil.
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چکیده
Burkholderia pseudomallei is rarely isolated from cystic fibrosis patients outside known areas of endemicity. We report the recovery of B. pseudomallei from the sputum of a cystic fibrosis patient who lives in Brazil. We highlight the importance of careful attention to unusual nonfermentative gram-negative rods in cystic fibrosis patients.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 45 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007