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Mucoid <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> is a marker of poor survival in cystic fibrosis
1 Mar 1992
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The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic significance of mucoid and non-mucoid isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (muPs and non-muPs) from the sputa of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Eighty-one children with CF who coughed up sputum daily were recruited and followed over 12 months with frequent sputum cultures. At the end of this observation period they were classified to one of three age-matched...
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