Article
Heterogeneity, persistence, and distribution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa genotypes in cystic fibrosis patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 1991
Fegan M, Francis P, Hayward A C, Fuerst J A
Abstract excerpt
A collection of 222 isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was obtained from the respiratory tract of 16 patients with cystic fibrosis over a 4- to 9-month period. Fourteen of these patients were unrelated, while the remaining two were siblings. Isolates were typed by conventional pyocin typing and a...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Child
- Cystic Fibrosis
- DNA Probes
- DNA, Bacterial
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lung
- Pneumonia
- Pseudomonas Infections
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa