Burkholderia semiarida as Cause of Recurrent Pulmonary Infection in Immunocompetent Patient, China

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Kuang, Dai ; Liu, Feng ; Tian, Shen ; Liu, Wei ; Li, Anyang ; Zhou, Yujing ; Huang, Huaping ; Xia, Qianfeng
• Description:
  Burkholderia semiarida was previously identified solely as a plant pathogen within the Burkholderia cepacia complex. We present a case in China involving recurrent pneumonia attributed to B. semiarida infection. Of note, the infection manifested in an immunocompetent patient with no associated primary diseases and endured for >3 years.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Burkholderia Burkholderia Infections Humans Immunocompetence Male Middle Aged Pneumonia, Bacterial Recurrence
• Keywords:
  Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria Burkholderia Semiarida China Immunocompetent Patient Pneumonia Recurrent Infection
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(6):1249-1252
• Pubmed ID:
  38782141
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11138970
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d3c6171dd9cdbde9a5306880120a6a2f5e2ef09ed8c2bbc7c22143199942d7d2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156989/cdc_156989_DS1.pdf
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