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Achromobacter xylosoxidans: characterization of strains in Brazilian cystic fibrosis patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2011
Pereira Rosana H V, Carvalho-Assef Ana Paula, Albano Rodolpho M, Folescu Tania W, Jones Marcia C M F, Leão Robson S, Marques Elizabeth A
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the possibility of cross-infection among cystic fibrosis patients in two Brazilian reference centers. Achromobacter xylosoxidans isolates (n = 122) were recovered over a 5-year period from 39 patients. Isolates were genetically heterogeneous, but one genotype was present in 56% of the patients, suggesting that cross-infection may have occurred.
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