Burkholderia cepacia Complex Infection in a Cohort of Italian Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
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Lambiase, Antonietta
(Department of Biology and Pathology Cellular and Molecular "Luigi Califano")
Raia, Valeria (Department of Pediatrics, Regional Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of Naples "Federico II") Stefani, Stefania (Department of Microbiological and Gynecological Sciences, University of Catania) Sepe, Angela (Department of Pediatrics, Regional Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of Naples "Federico II") Ferri, Pasqualina (Department of Pediatrics, Regional Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of Naples "Federico II") Buonpensiero, Paolo (Department of Pediatrics, Regional Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of Naples "Federico II") Rossano, Fabio (Department of Biology and Pathology Cellular and Molecular "Luigi Califano") Pezzo, Mariassunta Del (Department of Biology and Pathology Cellular and Molecular "Luigi Califano") |
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