The microbiome in pediatric cystic fibrosis patients: the role of shared environment suggests a window of intervention

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene that predispose the airway to infection. Chronic infection by pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa leads to inflammation that gradually degrades lung function, resulting in morbidity and early mortality. In a previous study...

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Autores principales: Hampton, Thomas H, Green, Deanna M, Cutting, Garry R, Morrison, Hilary G, Sogin, Mitchell L, Gifford, Alex H, Stanton, Bruce A, O’Toole, George A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4113139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25071935
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-2618-2-14

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