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Transmission of Pseudomonas aeruginosa epidemic strain from a patient with cystic fibrosis to a pet cat
26 Aug 2008
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Chronic infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is common in cystic fibrosis (CF) and certain strains are more transmissible and virulent than others. Of these, the Liverpool Epidemic Strain (LES) is highly transmissible and cross infection has been reported between patients with CF and healthy non-CF relatives. However, the risk of transmission from humans to animals is unknown. The first report of interspecies...
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