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Hypermutation is a key factor in development of multiple-antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains causing chronic lung infections.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2005
Maciá María D, Blanquer David, Togores Bernat, Sauleda Jaume, Pérez José L, Oliver Antonio
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most relevant pathogen producing chronic lung infections in patients with chronic underlying diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF), bronchiectasis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Hypermutable (or mutator) P. aeruginosa strains, characterized by inc...
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