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The Adult Cystic Fibrosis Airway Microbiota Is Stable over Time and Infection Type, and Highly Resilient to Antibiotic Treatment of Exacerbations

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by defective mucociliary clearance and chronic airway infection by a complex microbiota. Infection, persistent inflammation and periodic episodes of acute pulmonary exacerbation contribute to an irreversible decline in CF lung function. While the factors leading...

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Autores principales: Fodor, Anthony A., Klem, Erich R., Gilpin, Deirdre F., Elborn, J. Stuart, Boucher, Richard C., Tunney, Michael M., Wolfgang, Matthew C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3458854/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23049765
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045001