Burkholderia fungorum Septicemia

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

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Burkholderia fungorum Septicemia

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Jul 2005
By Gerrits, G. Peter ; Klaassen, Corné ; Coenye, Tom ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

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

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.
Subjects:

Anti-Bacterial Agents Arthritis, Infectious Bacteremia Burkholderia Cepacia Complex Burkholderia Fungorum Burkholderia Infections Child Dispatch Female Humans Infection
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Emerg Infect Dis. 11(7):1115-1117.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Volume:

11
Issue:

7
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:f216db229a8dd75b5595031e9b7b20a228eb9f40fd38f8267f631568af061a19
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15794/cdc_15794_DS1.pdf
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