Vad betyder Granulomatös?
Sjukdom/tillstånd Kronisk granulomatös sjukdom (CGD) är en ärftlig sjukdom som tillhör gruppen primära immunbristsjukdomar. Den medför återkommande infektioner med vissa bakterier och svamporganismer och kan även orsaka icke-bakteriella inflammationer i inre organ.
Kan cystisk fibros smitta?
Däremot är det inte alla som lider av samma sjukdom som kan stötta varandra då de blir smittsamma för varandra. En sådan sjukdom är cystisk fibros (CF) där de drabbade smittar varandra med bakterier som leder till lunginflammationer.
Hur många i världen har cystisk fibros?
Uppskattningsvis 70 000 personer världen över lever med diagnosen cystisk fibros.
Is Burkholderia cepacia a nosocomial pathogen?
Burkholderia cepacia is now considered one of the most important pathogen in CF patients. In addition, he has been described as a cause of pneumonia in patients with chronic granulomatous disease and as a nosocomial pathogen in immunocompetent patients.
What does Burkholderia cepaciacomplex stand for?
In the field of bacterial pathogenomics, her laboratory contributed to the elucidation of adaptive mechanisms employed by Burkholderia cepaciacomplex (Bcc) bacteria to persist in the lung of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.
How is Burkholderia cepacia diagnosed and diagnosed?
Burkholderia Cepacia diagnosis and prevalence of resistance. The detection of the pathogen is done by growing from Respirationstraktmaterialien. However, the identification is not easy. When using the usual commercial test procedures or selective media Burkholderia cepacia were often identified or overlooked wrong.
Which antibiotics are used in the treatment of Burkholderia cepacia?
Burkholderia Cepacia therapy The therapy usually includes multiple antibiotics. The highest sensitivity rates were reported for ceftazidime (FORTUM) and piperacillin / tazobactam (Tazobac); the carbapenems, tetracyclines, fluoroquinolones and chloramphenicol are partially effective in vitro.