Impact of clonally-related Burkholderia contaminans strains in two patients attending an Italian cystic fibrosis centre: a case report
Abstract Background Burkholderia contaminans is one of the 20 closely related bacterial of the Burkholderia cepacia complex, a group of bacteria that are ubiquitous in the environment and capable of infecting people with cystic fibrosis (CF). This species is an emerging pathogen and it has been wide...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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Series: | BMC Pulmonary Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0923-6 |