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Molecular epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia complex and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a cystic fibrosis center.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 Aug 2004
Campana Silvia, Taccetti Giovanni, Ravenni Novella, Masi Isabella, Audino Sandra, Sisi Barbara, Repetto Teresa, Döring Gerd, de Martino Maurizio
Abstract excerpt
Chronic pulmonary infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia complex and Staphylococcus aureus are responsible for most of the morbidity and mortality of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Little is known about the routes of transmission of these pathogens from environmental or hospital sources to the patients. We hypothesised that strains of P. aeruginosa, B. cepacia complex and...
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