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Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the home environment of newly infected cystic fibrosis patients.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Apr 2008
Schelstraete P, Van Daele S, De Boeck K, Proesmans M, Lebecque P, Leclercq-Foucart J, Malfroot A, Vaneechoutte M, De Baets F
Abstract excerpt
The source of acquisition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients remains unknown. Patient-to-patient transmission has been well documented but the role of the environment as a source of initial infection is as yet unclear. In the present study, the origin of the first P. aeruginosa isolate in CF patients was investigated by comparing the P. aeruginosa genotype(s) from newly infected patients...
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