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Two cases of Burkholderia cenocepacia in septicemic patients.
- Source :
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Japanese journal of infectious diseases [Jpn J Infect Dis] 2008 Mar; Vol. 61 (2), pp. 133-4. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- We herein report repeated isolation of Burkholderia cenocepacia from two cases of septicemia admitted to cardiothoracic and bone marrow transplant (BMT) units. The two blood cultures taken from each patient grew B. cenocepacia. Both patients turned afebrile after appropriate antimicrobial therapy, and the subsequent blood cultures were sterile. However, both patients had recurrence of fever after about a week, and the patient in the BMT unit died due to respiratory failure. Environmental surveillance was conducted in both units. Non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli including Pseudomonas aeruginosa were isolated from environmental samples in the cardiothoracic ward.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use
Bacteremia drug therapy
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Cross Infection microbiology
Environmental Monitoring
Fatal Outcome
Humans
India
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute drug therapy
Male
Sepsis microbiology
Bacteremia complications
Burkholderia Infections complications
Burkholderia cepacia complex isolation & purification
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute complications
Mitral Valve Stenosis complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1344-6304
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Japanese journal of infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18362403