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Epidemiology of Clonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in a Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Population.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society - 1 Jul 2018
Middleton Maggie A, Layeghifard Mehdi, Klingel Michelle, Stanojevic Sanja, Yau Yvonne C W, Zlosnik James E A, Coriati Adele, Ratjen Felix A, Tullis Elizabeth D, Stephenson Anne, Wilcox Pearce, Freitag Andreas, Chilvers Mark, McKinney Martha, Lavoie Annick, Wang Pauline W, Guttman David S, Waters Valerie J
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RATIONALE: The extent of the genetic relatedness among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates and its impact on clinical outcomes in the cystic fibrosis (CF) population is poorly understood. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of clonal P. aeruginosa infection in Canada and to associate P. aeruginosa genotypes with clinical outcomes. METHODS: This was an observational study of adult...
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