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Intraclonal genetic diversity amongst cystic fibrosis and keratitis isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Feb 2013
Hall Amanda J, Fothergill Joanne L, Kaye Stephen B, Neal Timothy J, McNamara Paul S, Southern Kevin W, Winstanley Craig
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Given the emergence of transmissible strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, such as the Liverpool epidemic strain (LES), in cystic fibrosis (CF) centres, it is important to carry out regular surveillance of isolates. In a survey of 22 P. aeruginosa isolates, each from a different CF patient identified as negative for LES in a paediatric centre in Liverpool, six (23 %) were identified as being the same clone type...
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