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Adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus to the cystic fibrosis lung.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Dec 2010
Goerke Christiane, Wolz Christiane
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococcus aureus colonizes the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and despite treatment with antibiotics results in recurrent and relapsing infections. With increasing duration of the infection, the bacterial population is exposed more and more to changing selective pressures exerted by the host immune system, to frequent therapeutic interventions, and to interference with other microorganisms. S. aureus...
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