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Sequential genotyping of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from upper and lower airways of cystic fibrosis patients.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Dec 2002
Jung A, Kleinau I, Schönian G, Bauernfeind A, Chen C, Griese M, Döring G, Göbel U, Wahn U, Paul K
Abstract excerpt
A controversy exists concerning the adequate specimen to characterise colonisation of cystic fibrosis (CF) airways by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Oropharyngeal, sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage samples were evaluated from 38 stable CF patients for the detection of P. aeruginosa, genetically different isolates within the same host and longitudinal variations in the genotype during repeated examinations. Bacterial...
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