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- Title
Overcoming Burkholderia cepacia by successful eradication with clinical improvement in cystic fibrosis.
- Authors
Al-Tikrity, Mustafa A; Thomas, Merlin; Al Langawi, Mona; El Ajez, Reem Hasan Mustafa
- Abstract
This article, published in the Qatar Medical Journal, discusses the successful eradication of Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) in a patient with cystic fibrosis (CF). The patient, a 28-year-old female with multiple CF-related diseases, experienced a decline in lung function and was diagnosed with intestinal obstruction. Following a standardized eradication protocol, the patient showed significant improvement in symptoms and lung function, with no adverse effects reported. The article concludes that the regimen used was effective in eradicating B. cepacia in this patient.
- Subjects
BURKHOLDERIA cepacia; CYSTIC fibrosis; MEDICAL periodicals
- Publication
Qatar Medical Journal, 2024, Vol 2024, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0253-8253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5339/qmj.2024.qitc.7