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HEMORRHAGIC PERICARDIAL EFFUSION IMPENDING TAMPONADE ASSOCIATED TO BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA
Dr. Lenah Bashir*, Dr. Shadan Akhtar, Dr. Bashir A. Fomda, Dr. Yawar Nissar
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Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) is recognized as an important opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised, cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic granulomatous disease patients. It is also an important nosocomial pathogen in hospitalized patients, causing life-threatening bacteremia, urinary tract infections and respiratory tract infections because of high intrinsic antibiotic and disinfectant resistance.[1,2] Though there are reports of nosocomially acquired Bcc infection in immunocompetant patients.[3] Pericardial effusion caused by Bcc is rarely reported in literature.
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