Comparison of the microbiological profile of sputum and percutaneous endoscopy gastrostomy fed gastric juice aspirate in Cystic Fibrosis patients : descriptive evidence of a potential aerodigestive microbiome

Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux (GOR) occurs in Cystic Fibrosis and is associated with deteriorating lung function. The hypothesis of this project is that the CF gastric and lung microbiome are related suggesting potential bidirectional transmission of pathogens through swallowing and aspiration of gastri...

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Main Author: Al-Momani, Hafez
Published: University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2017
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.748162