A case of lung abscess caused by Burkholderia cepacia in healthy child.
- Author:
Jung Hwa LEE
1
;
So Hee LEE
;
Seong Jin HONG
;
Young Chil CHOI
;
Eun Gu HWANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Burkholderia cepacia; Lung abscess
- MeSH: Bacillus; Burkholderia cepacia*; Burkholderia*; Child*; Humans; Lung Abscess*; Lung*; Opportunistic Infections
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics 2007;50(1):89-94
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Burkholderia cepacia is a Gram-negative aerobic bacillus known to cause opportunistic infections in the immune-compromised hosts. This microorganism is strongly virulent and causes a necrotising invasive infection that may lead to death. As B. cepacia is highly resistant to various antimicrobials, combination antimicrobial therapy must be used instead of monotherapy. We report a successful treatment of lung abscess that was naturally caused by B. cepacia in a healthy child, through combination antimicrobial therapy of meropenem and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and operative management.
