Improved early diagnosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by real-time PCR to prevent chronic colonisation in a paediatric cystic fibrosis population

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-24

  McCulloch, Elaine ^a   Lucas, Carol ^a   Ramage, Gordon ^b   Williams, Craig ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early detection; Paediatrics; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SPUTUM;

EID: 78651417657     PISSN: 15691993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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