Prevalence and impact of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adult cystic fibrosis patients: a retrospective chart review and capsular serotyping study

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease characterized by complex polymicrobial communities within the lower respiratory tract. S. pneumoniae, while a well-defined pathogen in the general population, has rarely been identified in CF. Furthermore, prevalence studies on Pneumococcus in CF...

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Autores principales: Thornton, Christina S, Brown, Erin L, Alcantara, Joenel, Rabin, Harvey R, Parkins, Michael D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4434824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25930152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-015-0041-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4434824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25930152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-015-0041-z

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