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Epidemiology of cystic fibrosis respiratory pathogens isolated at a South African Hospital, 2006–2010

Published in: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 31 , issue 4 , 2016 , pages: 106–111

DOI: 10.1080/23120053.2016.1156864

Author(s): Vindana Chibabhai National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, South Africa , Warren Lowman Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, South Africa

Keywords: Cystic Fibrosis , respiratory pathogens , antimicrobial susceptibility , Pseudomoas aeruginosa , Staphyloccus aureus

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Abstract

Background: The epidemiology of cystic fibrosis (CF) associated pathogens other than Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the South African cystic fibrosis population has not been previously described.

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