ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to thank the children, parents and members of
staff who were involved or assisted with the study at the Cystic
Fibrosis clinic conducted by the hospital. The authors would also like
to acknowledge the National Research Foundation and the University of
Pretoria for the provision of PhD scholarship funds. and the Fleming
Fund for the provision of funds. Sequencing of isolates in this study
was made possible by support from the SEQAFRICA project which is funded
by the Department of Health and Social Care’s Fleming Fund using UK aid.
The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and not
necessarily those of the UK Department of Health and Social Care or its
Management Agent, Mott MacDonald.