CPC C12Q 1/689 (2013.01) [C12Q 1/686 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01)] | 4 Claims |
1. A method of preventing pulmonary colonization/infection by P. aeruginosa (Pa) in a subject suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF) comprising:
predicting the risk of developing pulmonary colonization/infection by P. aeruginosa by measuring the absolute abundance of Porphyromonas catoniae at different times in biological samples obtained from said subject, wherein no bacterial species other than Porphyromonas catoniae is measured;
detecting a decrease over time in the absolute abundance of Porphyromonas catoniae in the subject, thus the subject having a high risk of developing pulmonary colonization/infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa; and
administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of P. aeruginosa specific antibiotics.
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