Burkholderia Gladioli– A Predictor of Poor Outcome in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Who Receive Lung Transplants? A Case of Locally Invasive Rhinosinusitis and Persistent Bacteremia in a 36-Year-Old Lung Transplant Recipient with Cystic Fibrosis | Zendy

Bradley S. Quon | Zendy; James D. Reid | Zendy; Patrick Wong | Zendy; Pearce Wilcox | Zendy; Amin Javer | Zendy; Jennifer M. Wilson | Zendy; Robert D. Levy | Zendy

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Burkholderia Gladioli– A Predictor of Poor Outcome in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Who Receive Lung Transplants? A Case of Locally Invasive Rhinosinusitis and Persistent Bacteremia in a 36-Year-Old Lung Transplant Recipient with Cystic Fibrosis

Author(s) -

Bradley S. Quon,

James D. Reid,

Patrick Wong,

Pearce Wilcox,

Amin Javer,

Jennifer M. Wilson,

Robert D. Levy

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2011/304179

Subject(s) - medicine , cystic fibrosis , immunosuppression , context (archaeology) , lung transplantation , lung , bacteremia , burkholderia cepacia complex , burkholderia , antibiotics , paleontology , genetics , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

There have been very few reports describing postlung transplant outcomes in patients' infected⁄colonized with Burkholderia gladioli pretransplant. A case involving a lung transplant recipient with cystic fibrosis who ultimately died as a result of severe rhinosinusitis due to B gladioli infection in the context of postlung transplant immunosuppression is reported.

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