NBME 13 Biofilm formation in the lower respiratory tract (NBME Answers)

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NBME 13 Answers

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A 25-year-old man with cystic fibrosis comes ...
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P. aeruginosa has been shown to form biofilm-like microcolonies in the lungs of CF patients making it difficult to treat with antibiotics.

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