Misidentification of Pandoraea sputorum isolated from sputum of a patient with cystic fibrosis and review of Pandoraea species infections in transplant patients.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Pimentel JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2546721 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature