ASPERGILLUS-FUMIGATUS COLONIZATION AND POPULATION-DENSITY OF PLACE OF RESIDENCE IN CYSTIC-FIBROSIS

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作者
SIMMONDS, EJ
LITTLEWOOD, JM
HOPWOOD, V
EVANS, EGV
机构
[1] ST JAMES UNIV HOSP,REG CYST FIBROSIS UNIT,LEEDS,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV LEEDS,DEPT MICROBIOL,PHLS MYCOL REFERENCE LAB,LEEDS LS2 9JT,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
[3] GEN INFIRM,LEEDS LS1 3EX,W YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
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10.1136/adc.70.2.139
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
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The relation between antibody titres of aspergillus in patients with cystic fibrosis and the population density of their place of residence was investigated. Patients with high titres of antibodies to Aspergillus fumigatus were significantly more likely to live in an area of low population density. Living in a rural environment may predispose to A fumigatus colonisation.
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