Journal article
1481. Clinical Outcomes of Escherichia coli Infections in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Patients
Abstract
Despite a growing interest in emerging pathogens in CF, research has largely overlooked commonplace organisms. Escherichia coli has been reported in up to 50% of CF respiratory samples, yet little is known about its clinical impact. We sought to investigate outcomes of E. coli infection in CF. We undertook a retrospective cohort study of patients (≥18 years) attending a Canadian CF clinic between 1978 and 2016 with at least one E. coli positive …
Authors
Edwards B; Greysson-Wong J; Somayaji R; Waddell B; Storey D; Surette M; Rabin H; Parkins M
Journal
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, No. suppl_1, pp. s458–s458
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
November 26, 2018
DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1310
ISSN
2328-8957