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Cepacia Syndrome in a Non-Cystic Fibrosis Patient [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015 Burkholderia (formerly Pseudomonas) cepacia complex is a known serious threat to patients with cystic fibrosis, in whom it has the potential to cause the fatal combination of necrotizing pneumonia, worsening respiratory failure, and bacteremia, known as ...
Naomi Hauser, Jose Orsini
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Right lung agenesis with multi-drug-resistant Cepacia syndrome: A case report [PDF]
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareLung agenesis (LA) is a rare congenital anomaly that refers to an absence of lung tissue and bronchi. Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) causes a fatal acute necrotising pneumonia called Cepacia syndrome.
Mohit Kondisetti +4 more
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Cepacia-Like Syndrome Caused by Burkholderia mutivorans [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003 The variable severity of Burkholderia cepacia complex infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) has recently been ascribed to differences in the virulence between genomovars.
George Zahariadis +2 more
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Suppurative Mediastinitis Secondary to Burkholderia Cepacia in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis [PDF]
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2006 Burkholderia cepacia is an important opportunistic pathogen among patients with cystic fibrosis (CF); it is associated with deterioration of lung function, poor outcome following lung transplantation and increased mortality.
Ronald B George +3 more
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Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2022 Burkholderia cepacia is almost always a colonizing organism rather than an infecting organism, but it may be pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals when isolated from body fluids that are ordinarily sterile.
Vijoy Kumar Jha +3 more
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Necrotizing pneumonia and septic shock caused by Burkholderia cepacia in an immunocompetent adult [PDF]
IDCasesWe report the case of an immunocompetent adult presenting with acute febrile illness during a dengue outbreak in the Peruvian Amazon. The patient developed rapidly progressive respiratory compromise and hemodynamic instability, requiring admission to the
Jorge Luis Hurtado-Alegre +3 more
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Management of Cepacia syndrome in an immunocompetent non-cystic fibrosis adult patient
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) is nonfermenting, Gram-negative bacteria known to cause high morbidity and mortality. They commonly affect patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and are often missed in those without, despite being fatal if left untreated.
Niyas Khalid Ottu Para +10 more
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Burkholderia cepacia meningitis in the Central African Republic
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 Burkholderia cepacia causes frequent infections in immunocompromised and hospitalized patients, with a significant mortality rate. This bacterial species has also been associated with epidemic outbreaks due to contamination of antiseptic solutions and ...
Thierry Frank +7 more
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RUDN Journal of Medicine, 2018 The article presents a clinical case of development cepacia syndrome in a patient with cystic fibrosis and the detailed 4-month therapy, which is repeatedly adjusted depending on the condition of the patient.
D F Sergienko +3 more
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia complex co-infection in green nail syndrome: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineGreen nail syndrome (GNS) is classically characterized by a triad of green nail discoloration, paronychia, and onycholysis. Although Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is the primary etiologic agent, infections involving co-pathogens are uncommon and
Ao Zhang +6 more
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