The ability of virulence factor expression by Pseudomonas aeruginosa to predict clinical disease in hospitalized patients.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that frequently causes hospital acquired colonization and infection. Accurate identification of host and bacterial factors associated with infection could aid treatment decisions for patients with P. aeruginosa cultured from clinical sites.We ident...

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Main Authors: Michel Ledizet, Thomas S Murray, Sailaja Puttagunta, Martin D Slade, Vincent J Quagliarello, Barbara I Kazmierczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3495863?pdf=render