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Epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis and the use of strain genotyping.
The Journal of infection - 1 May 1993
Smith D L, Smith E G, Gumery L B, Stableforth D E, Dalla Costa L M, Pitt T L
Abstract excerpt
We describe a study of the epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infection in a group of adults with cystic fibrosis who attended a week-long summer camp in the U.K. Sputum samples were collected from 17 patients at the beginning and at the end of the holiday period. Examination of previous sputum samples had identified 11 patients who were chronically colonised with PA. They shared accommodation during the...
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