Bacteraemia and fungaemia in cystic fibrosis patients with febrile pulmonary exacerbation: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Bloodstream pathogens can be identified by multiplex PCR (SeptiFast (SF)) or blood culture (BC); whether these pathogens are present in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients during febrile pulmonary exacerbations (FPE) has not been sufficiently studied. Methods In this prospective observ...

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Main Authors: Joerg Grosse-Onnebrink, Florian Stehling, Eva Tschiedel, Margarete Olivier, Uwe Mellies, Rene Schmidt, Jan Buer, Peter-Micheal Rath, Joerg Steinmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0440-4