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Is infection with hypermutable Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinically significant?
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - 1 May 2015
Auerbach Adi, Kerem Eitan, Assous Marc Victor, Picard Elie, Bar-Meir Maskit
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BACKGROUND: Hypermutable Pseudomonas aeruginosa (HPA) with high mutation rate due to defects in the DNA mismatch repair genes are frequently isolated in the sputum of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. These isolates tend to be multidrug resistant and may be better adapted to the CF lung environment....
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