Article
Multiple Haemophilus influenzae strains and strain variants coexist in the respiratory tract of patients with cystic fibrosis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 1995
Möller L V, Regelink A G, Grasselier H, Dankert-Roelse J E, Dankert J, van Alphen L
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the epidemiology of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in the respiratory tract of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, H. influenzae isolates from sputum specimens of 40 CF patients were analyzed longitudinally for 2 years. The isolates were characterized by analysis of the major outer...
Topics
- Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
- Cystic Fibrosis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genetic Variation
- Haemophilus Infections
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Respiratory System
- Sputum
- Time Factors