Microbial Colonization and Drug Resistance in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
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microbial colonization and drug resistance in patients with cystic fibrosis
background cystic fibrosis (cf) is a genetic disease with an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance. cf caused by a mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (cftr) gene and characterized by impaired transport of chloride ions across the cell membrane. staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas aeruginosa, and burkholderia cepacia have been identified in the cultures of re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Comprehensive Pediatrics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2251-8150,2251-8177
DOI: 10.17795/compreped-6944