"Burkholderia cepacia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of BURKHOLDERIA considered to be an opportunistic human pathogen. It has been associated with various types of infections of nosocomial origin.
| Descriptor ID |
D016956
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.660.075.090.688.100.110.500
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Burkholderia cepacia" by people in Profiles.
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Transmissibility of Pseudomonas cepacia infection in clinic patients and lung-transplant recipients with cystic fibrosis. N Engl J Med. 1994 Oct 13; 331(15):981-7.
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Infectious complications of lung transplantation. Impact of cystic fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1994 Jun; 149(6):1601-7.
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Lung transplantation for mechanically ventilated patients. J Heart Lung Transplant. 1994 Jan-Feb; 13(1 Pt 1):15-21; discussion 22-3.