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Effects of Segregation on an Epidemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain in a Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
11 Feb 2005
Abstract excerpt
The detection of a clonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain in 21% of children attending a cystic fibrosis clinic during 1999, which may have led to a worse prognosis, prompted strict infection control measures, including cohort segregation. We determined whether these strategies interrupted cross-infection within the clinic. Patients from 1999 were observed and a cross-sectional study of the 2002 clinic was...
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