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Thorax 55:795-797 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.9.795
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Increased sputum amino acid concentrations and auxotrophy ofPseudomonas aeruginosa in severe cystic fibrosis lung disease

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients with cystic fibrosis

Number of subjects 60
Male (%) 34 (57)
Median (range) age (years) 27.8 (17.6–40.2)
Median (range) FEV1 (% predicted) 39.4 (12–117)
Median (range) no. exacerbations in previous year 3 (0–8)
Median (range) sputum samples per patient 3 (1–15)
Median (range) duration of study (months) 6.9 (1.5–11.0)

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