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Shared genotypes of Achromobacter xylosoxidans strains isolated from patients at a cystic fibrosis rehabilitation center.

Van Daele S, Verhelst R, Claeys G, Verschraegen G, Franckx H, Van Simaey L, de Ganck C, De Baets F, Vaneechoutte M

Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, University Hospital Ghent, De Pintelaan 185, B9000 Ghent, Belgium. Sabine.Vandaele@UGent.be

During a study examining transmission of Pseudomonas aeruginosa among 76 cystic fibrosis patients in a rehabilitation center, where patients stay in close contact during prolonged periods, several clusters of patients carrying genotypically identical P. aeruginosa, as well as two clusters of 4 and 10 patients, respectively, colonized with genotypically identical Achromobacter xylosoxidans strains, were discovered.

Published 15 June 2005 in J Clin Microbiol, 43(6): 2998-3002.
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