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Chronic Airway Colonization by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Is Not Sustained by Their Domestic Environment.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 2018
Dupont Chloé, Jumas-Bilak Estelle, Doisy Clara, Aujoulat Fabien, Chiron Raphaël, Marchandin Hélène
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Achromobacter spp. are nonfermentative Gram-negative bacilli considered emergent pathogens in cystic fibrosis (CF). Although some cross-transmission events between CF patients have been described, Achromobacter strains were mostly patient specific, suggesting sporadic acquisitions from nonhuman reservoirs. However, sources of these emergent CF pathogens remain unknown. A large collection of specimens (n = 273)...
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