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Lessons from a French collaborative case-control study in cystic fibrosis patients during the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemy.
BMC infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2016
Bucher Julie, Boelle Pierre-Yves, Hubert Dominique, Lebourgeois Muriel, Stremler Nathalie, Durieu Isabelle, Bremont François, Deneuville Eric, Delaisi Bertrand, Corvol Harriet, Bassinet Laurence, Grenet Dominique, Remus Natacha, Vodoff Marie Véronique, Boussaud Véronique, Troussier Françoise, Leruez-Ville Marianne, Treluyer Jean-Marc, Launay Odile, Sermet-Gaudelus Isabelle
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BACKGROUND: Viral infections such as influenza are thought to impact respiratory parameters and to promote infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the real morbidity of the influenza virus in CF needs to be further investigated because previous studies were only observational. METHODS: CF patients were included in a case-control study (n = 44 cases and n = 371...
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