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He had increasing frequency of admission due to methicillin-resistant <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic> and pseudomonas infections, which failed to clear despite intravenous, prolonged oral and nebulised antibiotics. The patient developed increasing respiratory distress and respiratory failure. The patient died peacefully in 2012. 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