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Microbiological contamination of nebulizers used by cystic fibrosis patients: an underestimated problem

OBJECTIVE: Home nebulizers are routinely used in the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). This study aims to evaluate the contamination of nebulizers used for CF patients, that are chronically colonized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the association of nebulizer contamination with cleani...

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Autores principales: Riquena, Barbara, Monte, Luciana de Freitas Velloso, Lopes, Agnaldo José, da Silva-Filho, Luiz Vicente Ribeiro Ferreira, Damaceno, Neiva, Aquino, Evanirso da Silva, Marostica, Paulo Jose Cauduro, Ribeiro, José Dirceu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6715035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31166553
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-3713/e20170351