Antibiotic perturbation of mixed-strain Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in patients with cystic fibrosis

Abstract Background Pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis (CF) remain poorly understood and treatment is usually targeted at Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Within Australia a predominant shared P. aeruginosa strain (AUST-02) is associated with greater treatment needs. This single centre study assessed...

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Published in:	BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Main Authors:	Anna S. Tai, Laura J. Sherrard, Timothy J. Kidd, Kay A. Ramsay, Cameron Buckley, Melanie Syrmis, Keith Grimwood, Scott C. Bell, David M. Whiley
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-11-01
Subjects:	Cross-infection Cystic fibrosis Disease progression Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Respiratory tract infections
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0482-7