Suppurative mediastinitis secondary to Burkholderia cepacia in a patient with cystic fibrosis

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 215-218

  George, Ronald B ^a   Cartier, Yannick ^a   Casson, Alan G ^a   Hernandez, Paul ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Burkholderia cepacia; Cepacia syndrome; Cystic fibrosis; Mediastinitis

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; COLISTIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TELITHROMYCIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DETERIORATION; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 33746139406     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2006/495720     Document Type: Article

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