The Effect of Strict Segregation on Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis Patients.

Segregation of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) was implemented to prevent chronic infection with epidemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains with presumed detrimental clinical effects, but its effectiveness has not been carefully evaluated.The effect of strict segregation on the incidence of P. aerug...

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Main Authors: Rosa van Mansfeld, Angelica de Vrankrijker, Roland Brimicombe, Harry Heijerman, Ferdinand Teding van Berkhout, Cristian Spitoni, Sanne Grave, Cornelis van der Ent, Tom Wolfs, Rob Willems, Marc Bonten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4900627?pdf=render