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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. aerug...
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