"Cepacia syndrome" associated with Burkholderia cepacia (Genomovar I) infection in an adolescent with cystic fibrosis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 512-514

  Nash, Edward F ^a   Thomas, Ajit ^a   Whitmill, Richard ^a   Rashid, Rifat ^a   Barker, Bethan ^a   Rayner, Rosie J ^b   Whitehouse, Joanna L ^a   Honeybourne, David ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; FLUCLOXACILLIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OSELTAMIVIR; PREDNISOLONE; TEMOCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC BRONCHOPULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BREATHING EXERCISE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CEPACIA SYNDROME; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENOTYPE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEMOPTYSIS; HOARSENESS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; LETTER; PANCREAS EXOCRINE INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; SORE THROAT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWEAT TEST; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 79954557692     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21404     Document Type: Letter

References (15)

1. Ederer GM, Malsen JM,. Colonisation and infection with Pseudomonas cepacia. J Infect Dis 1972; 125: 613-618.
2. Isles A, Maclusky I, Corey M, Gold R, Prober C, Fleming P, Levison H,. Pseudomonas cepacia infection in cystic fibrosis: An emerging problem. J Pediatr 1984; 104: 206-210. (Pubitemid 14188925)
3. Vandamme P, Holmes B, Vancanneyt M, Coenye T, Hoste B, Coopman R, Revets H, Lauwers S, Gillis M, Kersters K, Govan JR,. Occurrence of multiple genomovars of Burkholderia cepacia in cystic fibrosis patients and proposal of Burkholderia multivorans sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47: 1188-1200. (Pubitemid 27441251)
4. Mahenthiralingam E, Baldwin A, Dowson CG,. Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria: Opportunistic pathogens with important natural biology. J Appl Microbiol 2008; 104: 1539-1551. (Pubitemid 351724983)
5. Vanlaere E, Lipuma JJ, Baldwin A, Henry D, De Brandt E, Mahenthiralingam E, Speert D, Dowson C, Vandamme P,. Burkholderia latens sp. nov. Burkholderia diffusa sp. nov. Burkholderia arboris sp. nov. Burkholderia seminalis sp. nov. and Burkholderia metallica sp. nov. novel species within the Burkholderia cepacia complex. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58: 1580-1590.
6. Vanlaere E, Baldwin A, Gevers D, Henry D, De Brandt E, LiPuma JJ, Mahenthiralingam E, Speert DP, Dowson C, Vandamme P, Taxon K,. A complex within the Burkholderia cepacia complex, comprises at least two novel species: Burkholderia contaminans sp. nov. and Burkholderia lata sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59: 102-111.
7. LiPuma J,. Update on Burkholderia nomenclature and resistance. Clin Microbiol Lett 2007; 29: 65-69.
8. Lewin LO, Byard PJ, Davis PB,. Effect of Pseudomonas cepacia colonization on survival and pulmonary function of cystic fibrosis patients. J Clin Epidemiol 1990; 43: 125-131. (Pubitemid 20062804)
9. Ledson MJ, Gallagher MJ, Jackson M, Hart CA, Walshaw MJ,. Outcome of Burkholderia cepacia colonisation in an adult cystic fibrosis centre. Thorax 2002; 57: 142-145. (Pubitemid 34123888)
10. Jones A, Dodd M, Govan J, Barcus V, Doherty CJ, Morris J, Webb AK,. Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia multivorans: Influence on survival in cystic fibrosis. Thorax 2004; 59: 948-951. (Pubitemid 39490778)
11. Chaparro C, Maurer J, Gutierrez C, Kraiden M, Chan C, Winton T, Keshavjee S, Scavuzzo M, Tullis E, Hutcheon M, Keston S,. Infection with Burkholderia cepacia in cystic fibrosis: Outcome following lung transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 163: 43-48. (Pubitemid 32095251)
12. Aris RM, Routh JC, LiPuma JJ, Heath DG, Gilligan PH,. Lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis patients with Burkholderia cepacia complex. Survival linked to genomovar type. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 164: 2102-2106. (Pubitemid 34023582)
13. Kahariadis G, Levy MH, Burns JL,. Cepacia-like syndrome caused by Burkholderia multivorans. Can J Infect Dis 2003; 14: 123-125. (Pubitemid 36682111)
14. Blackburn L, Brownlee K, Conway S, Denton M,. 'Cepacia syndrome' with Burkholderia multivorans, 9 years after initial colonization. J Cyst Fibros 2004; 3: 133-134. (Pubitemid 38987025)
15. Turton JF, Arif N, Hennessy D, Kauffmann ME, Pitt TL,. Revised approach for identification of isolates within the Burkholderia cepacia complex and description of clinical isolates not assigned to any of the known genomovars. J Clin Microbiol 2007; 45: 3105-3108. (Pubitemid 47417367)