Should cystic fibrosis patients infected with Burkholderia cepacia complex be listed for lung transplantation?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 631-634

  Olland, Anne ^a   Falcoz, Pierre Emmanuel ^a   Kessler, Romain ^a   Massard, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Burkholderia cenocepacia; Burkholderia cepacia complex; Cystic fibrosis; Lung transplantation; Transplantation outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA INFECTION; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BENCHMARKING; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA COMPLEX; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83255170874     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2011.271874     Document Type: Article

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