Clinical relevance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa viable but non-culturable forms in cystic fibrosis

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy. gianmarco.mangiaterra@uniurb.it.
² Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
³ Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy.
⁴ Center of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Medical Information Technology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
⁵ Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Department of Gastroenterology and Transplantation, University Hospital of Marche, Ancona, Italy.

Gianmarco Mangiaterra et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2024 Sep.

. 2024 Sep;43(9):1865-1867.

doi: 10.1007/s10096-024-04890-z. Epub 2024 Jul 8.

¹ Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy. gianmarco.mangiaterra@uniurb.it.
² Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
³ Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy.
⁴ Center of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Medical Information Technology, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.
⁵ Cystic Fibrosis Centre, Department of Gastroenterology and Transplantation, University Hospital of Marche, Ancona, Italy.

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Keywords: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Aminoglycosides; Antibiotic treatment; Cystic fibrosis; Viable but non-culturable forms.

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