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A diagnostic PCR assay for the detection of an Australian epidemic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

BACKGROUND: Chronic lung infection with the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the hallmarks of cystic fibrosis (CF) and is associated with worsening lung function, increased hospitalisation and reduced life expectancy. A virulent clonal strain of P. aeruginosa (Australian epidemic strain I;...

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Autores principales: Williams, Heidi L, Turnbull, Lynne, Thomas, Susan J, Murphy, Anna, Stinear, Tim, Armstrong, David S, Whitchurch, Cynthia B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20637114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-0711-9-18