Burkholderia fungorum Septicemia

Gerrits, G. Peter; Klaassen, Corné; Coenye, Tom; Vandamme, Peter; Meis, Jacques F.

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Burkholderia fungorum Septicemia

Published Date:

Jul 2005

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Emerg Infect Dis. 11(7):1115-1117.

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Gerrits, G. Peter ; Klaassen, Corné ; Coenye, Tom ; Vandamme, Peter ; Meis, Jacques F. ;

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We report the first case of community-acquired bacteremia with Burkholderia fungorum, a newly described member of the Burkholderia cepacia complex. A 9-year-old girl sought treatment with septic arthritis in her right knee and ankle with soft tissue involvement. Commercial identification systems did not identify the causative microorganism.

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