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Long Term Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Airway Infection in Mice

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Stefano Aliberti¹, Francesco Blasi¹

¹Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Italy; Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122, Milan, Italy.

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