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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia phenotypic and genotypic features through 4-year cystic fibrosis lung colonization.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2021
Alcaraz Eliana, Centrón Daniela, Camicia Gabriela, Quiroga María Paula, Di Conza José, Passerini de Rossi Beatriz
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Introduction. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia has emerged as one of the most common multi-drug-resistant pathogens isolated from people with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, its adaptation over time to CF lungs has not been fully established.Hypothesis. Sequential isolates of S. maltophilia from a Brazilian adult patient are clonally related and show a pattern of adaptation by loss of virulence factors.Aim. To...
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