Monitoring clinical and microbiological evolution of a cystic fibrosis patient over 26 years: experience of a Brazilian CF Centre

Monitoring clinical and microbiological evolution of a cystic fibrosis patient over 26 years: experience of a Brazilian CF Centre

Abstract Background Burkholderia cepacia complex is a group of opportunistic pathogens in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients believed to be associated with poor prognosis and patient-to-patient transmissibility. Little is known about clinical outcomes after B. vietnamiensis chronic colonization/infection...

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Main Authors: Cassiana da Costa Ferreira Leite, Tania Wrobel Folescu, Mônica de Cássia Firmida, Renata Wrobel Folescu Cohen, Robson Souza Leão, Flávia Alvim Dutra de Freitas, Rodolpho Mattos Albano, Claudia Henrique da Costa, Elizabeth Andrade Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Burkholderia vietnamiensis
Burkholderia cepacia complex
Cystic fibrosis
Microbiome
Chronic lung disease
Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0442-2

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