Burkholderia cepacia

Satoshi Matsumoto1, Noriyasu Morikage2, Shigeharu Oie3

  • 1Department of Intensive Care Unit, Yamaguchi University Hospital, 1-1-1 Minamikogusi, Ube 755-8505, Japan

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概括

污染的假牙溶液可能导致肺炎. 溶液中的Burkholderia cepacia与患者的唾液中发现的细菌相匹配,导致在停止使用假牙后恢复.

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