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Recurrent Burkholderia infection in patients with chronic granulomatous disease: 11-year experience at a large referral center.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Jun 2009
Greenberg David E, Goldberg Joanna B, Stock Frida, Murray Patrick R, Holland Steven M, Lipuma John J
Abstract excerpt
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...
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