Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in cystic fibrosis: Incidence and prevalence

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 304-308

  Demko, Catherine A ^b   Stern, Robert C ^b   Doershuk, Carl F ^a,b  

^a University Hospitals of Cleveland ^*  (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystic fibrosis; Sputum; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIBLING; SPUTUM CULTURE; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; SURVIVAL RATE; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM;

EID: 0031776493     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199805)25:5<304::AID-PPUL3>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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