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Pages 581-582 (1 June 2004)
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Faringitis por Burkholderia cepacia. Transmisión de persona a persona
Pharyngitis due to burkholderia cepacia. person-to-person transmission
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M. Fajardo Olivaresa,
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Sección de Microbiología. Hospital Universitario Perpetuo Socorro. Damián Téllez Lafuente, s/n. 06010 Badajoz. España
, J.L. Cordero Carrascob, A. Beteta Lópeza, A.B. Escobar Izquierdob, B. Sacristán Encisoa
a Secciones de Microbiología Hospital Universitario Perpetuo Socorro. Badajoz. España. Hospital Universitario Maternal e Infantil. Badajoz. España
b Secciones de Neonatos. Hospital Universitario Perpetuo Socorro. Badajoz. España. Hospital Universitario Maternal e Infantil. Badajoz. España
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Burkholderia cepacia es un bacilo gramnegativo que se encuentra ampliamente distribuido en la naturaleza, y se aísla del suelo, el agua y las plantas y verduras. Generalmente produce infección nosocomial por contaminación de desinfectantes, equipos médicos, material protésico y fármacos, como anestésicos o líquidos de irrigación urológicos. El mecanismo de transmisión más probable es a través del material hospitalarios o de fomites entre personas tras un contacto de varias semanas o meses. Recientemente, se ha considerado como un patógeno importante en pacientes inmunodeprimidos o con enfermedades de base importantes, como la granulomatosis crónica y la fibrosis quística. Se presenta el caso de una faringitis por B. cepacia y su transmisión en pocos días en dos hermanos gemelos, inmunocompetentes y sin enfermedades de base previas y, la desaparición de la enfermedad tras la instauración de un tratamiento específico para este microorganismo. Consideramos que se deben tomar muestras de faringe y fosas nasales ante un proceso agudo del tracto respiratorio superior que no responde al tratamiento antibiótico empírico, antes de clasificarlo como viriasis sin diagnóstico etiológico

Palabras clave:
Faringitis
Burkholderia
Inmunocompetente
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Burkholderia cepaciais a Gram-negative bacillus that is widely distributed in nature; it is isolated from the ground, water, plants and vegetables. Generally, it produces nosocomial infection due to contamination of disinfectants, medical equipment, prosthetic material and drugs, such as anesthetics or liquids used in urological irrigation. The most probable mechanism of transmission is through hospital material or through fomites among people after contact for several weeks or months. Recently, it has been considered as an important pathogen in immunocompromised patients, or in those with significant underlying diseases, such as chronic granulomastosis or cystic fibrosis. We present a case of pharyngitis due to B. cepacia and its transmission within a few days in two immunocompetent twin siblings without previous underlying diseases. The infection disappeared after specific treatment for this microorganism was started. We believe that samples should be taken from the pharynx and nasal pits in patients with acute upper respiratory tract processes that do not respond to empiric antibiotic treatment, before classifying them as viral infection without etiologic diagnosis

Keywords:
Pharyngitis
Burkholderia
Immunocompetent
Transmission
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