Relative contribution of Prevotella intermedia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to lung pathology in airways of patients with cystic fibrosis

Martina Ulrich, Isabelle Beer, Peter Braitmaier, Michaela Dierkes, Florian Kummer, Bernhard Krismer, Ulrike Schumacher, Ute Gräpler-Mainka, Joachim Riethmüller, Peter Østrup Jensen, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Niels Høiby, Gabriel Bellon, Gerd Döring

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    Abstract

    Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) with Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections produce endobronchial mucus plugs allowing growth of obligate anaerobes including Prevotella spp. Whether obligate anaerobes contribute to the pathophysiology of CF lung disease is unknown.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalThorax
    Volume65
    Issue number11
    Pages (from-to)978-984
    Number of pages7
    ISSN0040-6376
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2010

    Keywords

    • Animals
    • Antibodies, Bacterial
    • Bacteroidaceae Infections
    • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
    • Cells, Cultured
    • Colony Count, Microbial
    • Cystic Fibrosis
    • Humans
    • Lung
    • Mice
    • Mice, Inbred C57BL
    • Opportunistic Infections
    • Prevotella intermedia
    • Pseudomonas Infections
    • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    • Respiratory Tract Infections
    • Sputum
    • Virulence

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