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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3165-3168, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00855-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Misidentification of Pandoraea sputorum Isolated from Sputum of a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis and Review of Pandoraea Species Infections in Transplant Patients {triangledown}

Jason D. Pimentel* and Colin MacLeod

Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia

Received 5 May 2008/ Returned for modification 30 June 2008/ Accepted 9 July 2008

Pandoraea species are considered emerging pathogens in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, but few data exist regarding outcomes of patients colonized with these organisms. We report a case of Pandoraea sputorum colonization in a CF patient under consideration for lung transplantation and review five cases of lung transplantation involving Pandoraea species.

* Corresponding author. Present address: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 W. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202-2608. Phone: (313) 916-7389. Fax: (313) 916-2385. E-mail: jdpimentel{at}member.rcpa.edu.au

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 23 July 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2008, p. 3165-3168, Vol. 46, No. 9
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00855-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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