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Effect of estrogen on pseudomonas mucoidy and exacerbations in cystic fibrosis.
The New England journal of medicine - 24 May 2012
Chotirmall Sanjay H, Smith Stephen G, Gunaratnam Cedric, Cosgrove Sonya, Dimitrov Borislav D, O'Neill Shane J, Harvey Brian J, Greene Catherine M, McElvaney Noel G
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BACKGROUND: Women with cystic fibrosis are at increased risk for mucoid conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which contributes to a sexual dichotomy in disease severity. METHODS: We evaluated the effects of estradiol and its metabolite estriol on P. aeruginosa in vitro and in vivo and determined...
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