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Clinical outcome of Burkholderia cepacia complex infection in cystic fibrosis adults.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Jun 2004
Courtney J M, Dunbar K E A, McDowell A, Moore J E, Warke T J, Stevenson M, Elborn J S
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BACKGROUND: The Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) is one of the most important groups of organisms infecting cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The aim of the study was to examine how infection with BCC affects clinical outcome. METHODS: Nineteen CF adults infected with BCC and 19 controls infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa were studied over a 4-year period. The best forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)) and...
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