Airway Microbiota in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid from Clinically Well Infants with Cystic Fibrosis.
Theresa A LagunaBrandie D WagnerCynthia B WilliamsMark J StevensCharles E RobertsonCole W WelchlinCatherine E MoenEdith T ZemanickJonathan K HarrisPublished in: PloS one (2016)
BALF in asymptomatic CF infants contains complex microbiota, often missed by traditional culture of airway secretions. Anaerobic bacteria are commonly found in the lower airways of CF infants.
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