How Should His Condition Be Managed?

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A doctor calls and wants to know the best treatment for Burkholderiacepocia. After asking more questions you find out that an 18-year old adolescent boy with cystic fibrosis was admitted to hospital with pneumonia. The cultures returned positive for B. cepacia. How should his condition be managed?

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