title: Comparison of the worldwide transmissible Pseudomonas aeruginosa with isolates from brazilian cystic fibrosis patients.
abstract: Cross-infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is a rare occurrence. However, the emergence of transmissible strains has been reported between unrelated individuals. We analyzed the genetic relationship among P. aeruginosa isolates from Brazilian CF patients and transmissible clones which are worldwide spread. The data does not indicate the presence of closely related variant clones.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia, Parasitologia e Imunologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro, RJ , Brasil.
authors.forename: Robson Souza
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Leão
authors.forename: Ana Paula D
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Carvalho-Assef
authors.forename: Alex Guerra
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Tânia Wrobel
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Folescu
authors.forename: Afonso Luís
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: Tyrone Leslie
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Pitt
authors.forename: Elizabeth Andrade
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Marques
keywords: Cystic fibrosis; Epidemic strain; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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