Incidence of filamentosus fungi in sputum of patients affected by cystic fibrosis

Incidence of filamentosus fungi in sputum of patients affected by cystic fibrosis

Introduction. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by a mutation of the gene encoding the CF protein CFTR. Patients with CF are frequently affected by respiratory infections due to specific pathogens.The role of filamentous fungi is well established in the case of a...

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Main Authors: Claudia Cutrini, Annamaria Calvo, Rolando Gagliardini, Natalia Cirilli, Esther Manso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2009-12-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
Subjects:
Cystic Fibrosis, Filamentous fungi, Exophiala dermatitidis, Scedosporium apiospermium, Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, Invasive pulmonary infections
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2517

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