| Literature DB >> 18249160 |
Viktória Havasi, Casey O Hurst, Travis C Briles, Fan Yang, David G Bains, Daniel J Hassett, Eric Sorscher.
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Salt transport defects in CF lungs predispose to overwhelming and fatal respiratory infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Motility of this organism is central to pathogenesis in a number of settings. Incubation of numerous strains of P. aeruginosa with hypertonic saline caused a concentration-dependent decrease in bacterial motility. Reduction of P. aeruginosa virulence through this effect may contribute to clinical efficacy of hypertonic saline aerosols in CF patients.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18249160 PMCID: PMC2553522 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2007.11.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cyst Fibros ISSN: 1569-1993 Impact factor: 5.482