Burkholderia semiarida as Cause of Recurrent Pulmonary Infection in Immunocompetent Patient, China
Burkholderia semiarida was previously identified solely as a plant pathogen within the Burkholderia cepacia complex. We present a case in China involving recurrent pneumonia attributed to B. semiarida infection. Of note, the infection manifested in an immunocompetent patient with no associated prima...
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Published in | Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 1249 - 1252 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
01.06.2024
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Summary: | Burkholderia semiarida was previously identified solely as a plant pathogen within the Burkholderia cepacia complex. We present a case in China involving recurrent pneumonia attributed to B. semiarida infection. Of note, the infection manifested in an immunocompetent patient with no associated primary diseases and endured for >3 years. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid3006.231676 |