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Nocardia Colonization: A Risk Factor for Lung Deterioration in Cystic Fibrosis Patients?

BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are predisposed to infection and colonization with different microbes. Some cause deterioration of lung functions, while others are colonizers without clear pathogenic effects. Our aim was to understand the effects of Nocardia species in sputum cultures on t...

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Autores principales: Dagan, Adi, Keller, Nathan, Vilozni, Daphna, Ramon-Saraf, Reut, Bar, Bat-El, Sarouk, Ifat, Ashkenazi, Moshe, Lavie, Moran, Efrati, Ori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4498443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26125407
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/MSM.893643