Abstract
Burkholderia gladioli is difficult to definitively identify within the laboratory using phenotypic testing alone. We describe a case of recurrent B. gladioli infection in a lung transplant recipient with underlying hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome, discuss the difficulties encountered with laboratory identification, provide a review of the methodology required for definitive identification, and discuss potential pathophysiologic mechanisms in this patient responsible for the difficulty in treatment.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 641-645 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Transplant Infectious Disease |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Burkholderia
- Burkholderia gladioli
- Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis
- Lung transplantation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Transplantation
- Infectious Diseases
- Medicine(all)