Impact of gram negative bacteria airway recolonization on the occurrence of chronic lung allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation in a population of cystic fibrosis patients

Impact of gram negative bacteria airway recolonization on the occurrence of chronic lung allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation in a population of cystic fibrosis patients

Abstract Background Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (CLAD) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality after the first year following lung transplantation (LTx). Risk factors of CLAD have been extensively studied, but the association between gram-negative bacteria (GNB) bronchial colonization an...

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Main Authors: Sarah Orfanos, Carine Gomez, Sophie Baron, Ritesh Akkisetty, Nadine Dufeu, Bérengère Coltey, Pascal Alexandre Thomas, Jean Marc Rolain, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Chronic lung allograft dysfunction
Lung transplantation
Infection and inflammation
Cystic fibrosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-018-1231-7

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