Successful treatment of cepacia syndrome with combination nebulised and intravenous antibiotic therapy

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 409-411

  Weidmann, A ^a   Webb, A K ^a   Dodd, M E ^a   Jones, A M ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burkholderia cenocepacia; Burkholderia cepacia complex; Cepacia syndrome; Cystic fibrosis; Nebulised antibiotics

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASPOFUNGIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; MEROPENEM; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OXYGEN; TACROLIMUS; TEMOCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BODY MASS; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GRAFT REJECTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MYCOSIS; NEBULIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPUTUM CULTURE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; SYNDROME; THIENAMYCINS; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 51349126824     PISSN: 15691993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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