| Literature DB >> 12037234 |
S J McCallum1, M J Gallagher, J E Corkill, C A Hart, M J Ledson, M J Walshaw.
Abstract
Colonisation with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is common in adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and there is increasing evidence that transmissible strains may cross colonise patients. However, transmission of these strains by social contact to healthy non-CF individuals has not been described. A case is presented where an adult CF patient colonised by an epidemic P aeruginosa strain infected her parents with subsequent morbidity.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12037234 PMCID: PMC1746341 DOI: 10.1136/thorax.57.6.559
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Thorax ISSN: 0040-6376 Impact factor: 9.139