Association of Diverse Staphylococcus aureus Populations with Pseudomonas aeruginosa Coinfection and Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Infection
Marie K. Wieneke, Felix Dach, Claudia Neumann, Dennis Görlich, Lena Kaese, Theo Thißen, Angelika Dübbers, Christina Keßler, Jörg Große-Onnebrink, Peter Küster, Holger Schültingkemper, Schwartbeck Bianca, Johannes Roth, Jerzy–Roch Nofer, Janina Treffon, Julia Posdorfer, Josefine Marie Boecken, Mariele Strake, Miriam Abdo, Sophia Westhues, Barbara C. Kahl
Abstract
types were distinguished. Our analyses revealed that in CF patients with long-term S. aureus airway infection, a highly diverse and dynamic S. aureus population was associated with P. aeruginosa coinfection and inflammation.
Topics & Concepts
Staphylococcus aureusCoinfectionPseudomonas aeruginosaCystic fibrosisMicrobiologySputumBiologyMultilocus sequence typingGenotypeCalprotectinMedicineImmunologyInternal medicineDiseasePathologyGeneticsBacteriaTuberculosisHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)GeneInflammatory bowel diseaseBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusCystic Fibrosis Research Advances