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Risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cross-colonisation in patients with cystic fibrosis within a holiday camp--a molecular-epidemiological study.
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift - 7 Apr 2000
Hunfeld K P, Schmidt C, Krackhardt B, Posselt H G, Bargon J, Yahaf Y, Schäfer V, Brade V, Wichelhaus T A
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OBJECTIVE: A study on the molecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) from Germany (N = 18) and Israel (N = 12) is presented. The aim is to provide an answer to the question as to whether or not social contact outside the hospital environment involves a potential risk for person-to-person spread of this pathogen. METHODS: Sputa from German and Israeli patients were...
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