Article
Direct sputum analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa macrorestriction fragment genotypes in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Medical microbiology and immunology - 1 Oct 1997
Breitenstein S, Walter S, Bosshammer J, Römling U, Tümmler B
Abstract excerpt
The distribution of bacterial populations in the airways of 13 patients with cystic fibrosis who were colonized for 6-23 years with Pseudomonas aeruginosa was investigated by genotyping of bacterial chromosomes directly isolated from 21 sputa. After removal of host material from sputum by hypoton...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Chronic Disease
- Cystic Fibrosis
- DNA, Bacterial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Pseudomonas Infections
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Sputum