THE SPECIFICITY OF LUNG INFECTION IN CYST IC-FIBROSIS

Authors
ROUSSEL P DOUSTEBLAZY ML LEMINOR ML LAPLANE MR
Citation
P. Roussel et al., THE SPECIFICITY OF LUNG INFECTION IN CYST IC-FIBROSIS, Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine, 177(3), 1993, pp. 395-403
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00014079
Volume
177
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
395 - 403
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-4079(1993)177:3<395:TSOLII>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Chronic lung colonization in CF is specific and due mainly to Pseudomo nas aeruginosa. Since no phagocytic or immunological abnormalities see m to be responsible for this specificity, it is possible that post-tra nslational alterations of respiratory mucins biosynthesis occur and mo dify the affinity of mucins for Pseudomonas aeruginosa.