Recurrent infections and chronic colonization by an Escherichia coli clone in the respiratory tract of a patient with severe cystic bronchiectasis
Journal
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
7
Pages
2766-2767
Date Issued
2000
Author(s)
Abstract
A 39-year-old woman with cystic bronchiectasis had repeated pulmonary infections from 1996 to 1999, and 6 of a total of 28 isolates of Escherichia coli from sputum specimens were studied. Their identical antibiotype and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA patterns indicated a single clone of E. coli, which persistently colonized the respiratory tract, causing recurrent infections.
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Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Type
journal article