Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing molecules correlate with clinical status in cystic fibrosis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces quorum sensing signal molecules that are potential biomarkers for infection.A prospective study of 60 cystic fibrosis patients with chronic P. aeruginosa, who required intravenous antibiotics for pulmonary exacerbations, was undertaken.

Investigator: Dr Helen Barr

This research was published in the European Respiratory Journal in October 2015:

http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/4/1046.long

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