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Detection of viable but non-culturable Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis by qPCR: a validation study
1 Dec 2018
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BACKGROUND: Routine culture-based diagnosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients can be hampered by the phenotypic variability of the microorganism, including its transition to a Viable But Non-Culturable (VBNC) state. The aim of this study was to validate an ecfX-targeting qPCR protocol developed to detect all viable P. aeruginosa bacteria and to identify VBNC forms in CF...
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