Johnson Lindsey N, Han Jin-Young, Moskowitz Samuel M, Burns Jane L, Qin Xuan, Englund Janet A
Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2004 Sep;23(9):881-2. doi: 10.1097/01.inf.0000136857.74561.3c.
Pandoraea is a recently classified genus primarily isolated from the sputum of cystic fibrosis patients, but its pathogenic potential is unknown. We describe a case of Pandoraea bacteremia in a 16-year-old cystic fibrosis patient associated with clinical disease, suggesting that this organism should be considered a true pathogen in susceptible patients.
潘多拉菌属是一个最近分类的菌属,主要从囊性纤维化患者的痰液中分离得到,但其致病潜力尚不清楚。我们描述了一例16岁囊性纤维化患者发生的与临床疾病相关的潘多拉菌属菌血症病例,提示在易感患者中该菌应被视为真正的病原体。