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Prevalence and persistence of Escherichia coli in the airways of cystic fibrosis patients - an unrecognized CF pathogen?
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 May 2014
Barillova Petra, Tchesnokova Veronika, Dübbers Angelika, Küster Peter, Peters Georg, Dobrindt Ulrich, Sokurenko Evgeni V, Kahl Barbara C
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients suffer from chronic recurrent bacterial airway infections, which eventually lead to reduced life expectancy. Escherichia coli has not been considered as a CF pathogen. A total of 176 patients were observed over 5.6 years on average from 2002 to 2009 in two CF centers...
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