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Pulmonary bacterial pathogens in cystic fibrosis patients and antibiotic therapy: a tool for the health workers
1 Jan 2008
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis is the most common and best known genetic disease involving a defect in transepithelial Cl- transport by mutations in the CF gene on chromosome 7, which codes for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator protein (CFTR). The most serious symptoms are observed in the lungs, augmenting the risk of bacterial infection. The objective of this review was to describe the bacterial pathogens...
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