Recurrent Burkholderia infection in patients with chronic granulomatous disease: 11-year experience at a large referral center.

Greenberg, David E; Goldberg, Joanna B; Stock, Frida; Murray, Patrick R; Holland, Steven M; Lipuma, John J · Clin Infect Dis · 2009

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

The epidemiology of Burkholderia infection in persons with chronic granulomatous disease is poorly understood. We used species-specific polymerase chain reaction-based assays and genotyping analyses to identify 32 strains representing 9 Burkholderia species among 50 isolates recovered from 18 patients with chronic granulomatous disease. We found that recurrent pulmonary infection with distinct Burkholderia strains is common in chronic granulomatous disease.

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