Biofilm on Toothbrushes of Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Potential Source of Lung Re-Infection after Antibiotic Treatment?

Frequent recurrent lung infections result in irreversible lung damage in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). This study aimed to determine if toothbrushes contain biofilms of pathogens, and act as potential reservoirs for lung re-infection following antibiotic treatment of acute exacerbations. Tooth...

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Autores principales: Hu, Honghua, Clothier, Nicole, Jacombs, Anita, Mckay, Karen, Deva, Anand K., Vickery, Karen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
Materias:
Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329591
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15062139

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8955218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35329591
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15062139

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