Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Distribution of Pa strains according to the colonisation status of CF patients.
| Colonisation status of the CF patients | Number of patients | Number of strains | Strains abbreviations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primo-colonisation (never colonised before) | 9 | 9 | PP |
| Free (not colonised during at least one year before) | 10 | 10 | PF |
| Intermittently colonised | 5 | 5 | PI |
| Chronically colonised | 10 | 20 (10 couples) | PC (non mucoid strains) PCM (mucoid strains) |
| Total | 34 | 44 |
