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Prospects for the prevention and control of pseudomonal infection in children with cystic fibrosis.
Paediatric drugs - 1 Jan 2000
Høiby N
Abstract excerpt
Most patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) experience recurrent and chronic endobronchial Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. It is possible to prevent or delay the onset of these chronic infections in most patients with CF by eliminating cross-infection and by early aggressive antibiotic treatment of the first positive sputum culture and of subsequent intermittent colonisation. Lung tissue damage is caused by...
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