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The problems of antibiotic resistance in cystic fibrosis and solutions.
Expert review of respiratory medicine - 1 Feb 2015
López-Causapé Carla, Rojo-Molinero Estrella, Macià María D, Oliver Antonio
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Chronic respiratory infection is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. One of the hallmarks of these infections, led by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is their long-term (lifelong) persistence despite intensive antimicrobial therapy. Antimicrobial resistance in CF is indeed a multifactorial problem, which includes physiological changes, represented by the...
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