Pulmonary exacerbation due to colistin-resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a Bulgarian cystic fibrosis patient

In patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) lung damage secondary to chronic infection is the main cause of death. Treatment of lung disease to reduce the impact of infection, inflammation and subsequent lung injury is therefore of major importance. As Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the dominant pathogen in CF...

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Main Authors: Stoyanova Gergana P., Strateva Tanya V., Atanasova Svetlana T., Miteva Dimitrinka S., Papochieva Vera E., Perenovska Penka I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-06-01
Series:Folia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/folmed.2016.58.issue-2/folmed-2016-0014/folmed-2016-0014.xml?format=INT