Absence ofBurkholderia cepacia from the respiratory tract of non-cystic fibrosis patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-254

  Hyde, J ^a   Humphreys, H ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internal Medicine; Respiratory Tract

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRONCHIECTASIS; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHIECTASIS; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; BURKHOLDERIA INFECTIONS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM;

EID: 0031088116     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709593     Document Type: Letter

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