Unrecognised infection in a cystic fibrosis patient

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Kassim AsiahAwang Rusanida

Abstract

We report a 17-year-old Malay boy with cystic fibrosis who over a 14-month period experienced worsening respiratory symptoms and deteriorating lung function. Burkholderia pseudomallei was eventually isolated from his sputum. He improved clinically following treatment for meliodosis and his lung function returned to normal.

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