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Epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a cystic fibrosis rehabilitation centre.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Mar 2005
Van Daele S G, Franckx H, Verhelst R, Schelstraete P, Haerynck F, Van Simaey L, Claeys G, Vaneechoutte M, de Baets F
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the leading pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF) lungs. Since there is great concern about clonal spread in CF centres, this study examined the P. aeruginosa genotypes of colonised residents of a CF rehabilitation centre. The isolates from the sputum of 76 P. aeruginosa-colonised patients were genotyped by fluorescent amplified fragment length polymorphism on arrival and departure. A total...
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