Journal article
Infection With Transmissible Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Clinical Outcomes in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis
Abstract
CONTEXT: Studies from Australia and the United Kingdom have shown that some patients with cystic fibrosis are infected with common transmissible strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence and incidence of infection with transmissible strains of P. aeruginosa and whether presence of the organism was associated with adverse clinical outcomes in Canada.
Authors
Aaron SD; Vandemheen KL; Ramotar K; Giesbrecht-Lewis T; Tullis E; Freitag A; Paterson N; Jackson M; Lougheed MD; Dowson C
Journal
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 304, No. 19, pp. 2145–2153
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
November 17, 2010
DOI
10.1001/jama.2010.1665
ISSN
0098-7484