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Clin Infect Dis
; 35(12): e138-40, 2002 Dec 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12471591
ABSTRACT
We recently managed 4 patients with cystic fibrosis who had acquired Burkholderia pseudomallei infection after exposure in a region of endemicity. Person-to-person transmission between 2 siblings may have occurred; otherwise, the evidence suggests that cystic fibrosis may increase the likelihood of infection with this organism, and patients should be warned of this possibility and cautioned to avoid high-risk activities.