Burkholderia glumae infection in an infant with chronic granulomatous disease.

J Clin Microbiol

Division of Infectious Deseases, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Deseases, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

Published: February 2007

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An 8-month-old boy developed a necrotic lung mass from which Burkholderia glumae was recovered, leading to the diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD). While other Burkholderia species have been identified as important pathogens in persons with CGD, B. glumae has not been previously reported to cause human infection.

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