Evidence for Spread of a Clonal Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa among Cystic Fibrosis Clinics

Recent advances in molecular typing techniques have led to the identification of a dominant clonal strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa within several cystic fibrosis (CF) clinics ([2][1]-[6][2], [8][3], [9][4]). These strains have been described as “hypertransmissible,” and “patient-to-patient

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