Death after lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis patients infected with burkholderia Cepacia

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-258

  Hopkins, Peter M ^a   Kidd, Timothy J ^b   Coulter, Chris ^c   Feather, Iain H ^d   Derrington, Petra ^e   Bell, Scott C ^b  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Pathology Queensland   (Australia)

^d GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Pathology Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RIBAVIRIN;

BRONCHOSCOPY; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA INFECTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LETTER; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; ADULT; BIOPSY; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 61449227407     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.179.3.257     Document Type: Letter

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