Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) cepacia and cystic fibrosis: the epidemiology in Belgium.

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Published in Acta Clin Belg on January 01, 1996

Authors

H Revets1, P Vandamme, A Van Zeebroeck, K De Boeck, M J Struelens, J Verhaegen, J P Ursi, G Verschraegen, H Franckx, A Malfroot, I Dab, S Lauwers

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbiology, Academisch Ziekenhuis, V.U.B., Brussel, Belgium.

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