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Genotypic diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis siblings in Qatar using AFLP fingerprinting.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Feb 2014
Abdul Wahab A, Taj-Aldeen S J, Hagen F, Diophode S, Saadoon A, Meis J F, Klaassen C H
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the primary pathogens in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Reports of the spread of epidemic or transmissible strains of P. aeruginosa within and across CF centers raised the possibility of clonal spread among siblings with CF. This work reports the genotypic relatedness of P. aeruginosa in CF patients with the CFTR I1234V mutation,...
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