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Longitudinal assessment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in young children with cystic fibrosis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2001
Burns J L, Gibson R L, McNamara S, Yim D, Emerson J, Rosenfeld M, Hiatt P, McCoy K, Castile R, Smith A L, Ramsey B W
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF). Longitudinal assessment of the phenotypic changes in P. aeruginosa isolated from young children with CF is lacking. This study investigated genotypic and phenotypic changes in P. aeruginosa from oropharynx (OP) and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in a cohort of 40 CF patients during the first 3...
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