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Could b. cepacia cause issues in the gi tract of a child with a chronic health condition incl. low immune finction?

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Burkholderia Cepacia: In immunocompromised hosts it can cause lung infection, urinary tract infection , wound infection and blood stream infection.

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Answered 8/4/2015

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