Characterization of nontypable Haemophilus influenzae isolates recovered from adult patients with underlying chronic lung disease reveals genotypic and phenotypic traits associated with persistent infection.

Characterization of nontypable Haemophilus influenzae isolates recovered from adult patients with underlying chronic lung disease reveals genotypic and phenotypic traits associated with persistent infection.

Nontypable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen causing infection in adults suffering obstructive lung diseases. Existing evidence associates chronic infection by NTHi to the progression of the chronic respiratory disease, but specific features of NTHi ass...

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Main Authors: Junkal Garmendia, Cristina Viadas, Laura Calatayud, Joshua Chang Mell, Pau Martí-Lliteras, Begoña Euba, Enrique Llobet, Carmen Gil, José Antonio Bengoechea, Rosemary J Redfield, Josefina Liñares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4019658?pdf=render

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