Comparison of the sensitivity of culture, PCR and quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in sputum of cystic fibrosis patients

BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the major pathogen involved in the decline of lung function in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Early aggressive antibiotic therapy has been shown to be effective in preventing chronic colonization. Therefore, early detection is important and sensitive detection m...

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Autores principales: Deschaght, Pieter, De Baere, Thierry, Van Simaey, Leen, Van daele, Sabine, De Baets, Frans, De Vos, Daniel, Pirnay, Jean-Paul, Vaneechoutte, Mario
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Methodology article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2789735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943966
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-9-244

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2789735/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19943966
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-9-244

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