Transmissibility of Pseudomonas cepacia infection in clinic patients and lung-transplant recipients with cystic fibrosis.

S, Steinbach; L, Sun; RZ, Jiang; P, Flume; P, Gilligan; TM, Egan; R, Goldstein

doi:10.1056/nejm199410133311504

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Transmissibility of Pseudomonas cepacia infection in clinic patients and lung-transplant recipients with cystic fibrosis.

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Steinbach S

Sun L

Jiang RZ

Abstract

Background In patients with cystic fibrosis, infection with Pseudomonas cepacia is associated with poor outcomes. However, the extent of person-to-person transmission and the source of P. cepacia infection after lung transplantation are not well defined. Using DNA-based typing systems, we sought to ...

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