Molecular epidemiology of Aspergillus collected from cystic fibrosis patients

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 474-481

  Sabino, Raquel ^a,b,c   Ferreira, Jose A G ^b,c,d   Moss, Richard B ^e   Valente, Joana ^a   Veríssimo, Cristina ^a   Carolino, Elisabete ^f   Clemons, Karl V ^b,c   Everson, Cassie ^e   Banaei, Niaz ^e   Penner, John ^c   Stevens, David A ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d Interne Medicine   (Brazil)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Cryptic species; Cystic fibrosis

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; CALMODULIN; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; ASPERGILLUS BRASILIENSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FRUCTUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS LENTULUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS SYDOWII; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS TUBIGENSIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRONCHUS SECRETION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM; YOUNG ADULT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGILLUS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; SPUTUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926291081     PISSN: 15691993     EISSN: 18735010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2014.10.005     Document Type: Article

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