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Genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance in polymyxin B resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from airways of patients with cystic fibrosis.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology] - 1 Jun 2024
Simão Felipe A, Almeida Mila M, Rosa Heloísa S, Marques Elizabeth A, Leão Robson S
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the main pathogen associated with pulmonary exacerbation in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). CF is a multisystemic genetic disease caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene, which mainly affects pulmonary function. P. aeruginosa isolated from individuals with CF in Brazil is not commonly associated with multidrug resistance (MDR), especially...
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