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Cross-transmission Is Not the Source of New Mycobacterium abscessus Infections in a Multicenter Cohort of Cystic Fibrosis Patients

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium abscessus is an extensively drug–resistant pathogen that causes pulmonary disease, particularly in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Identifying direct patient-to-patient transmission of M. abscessus is critically important in directing an infection control policy for the mana...

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Autores principales: Doyle, Ronan M, Rubio, Marc, Dixon, Garth, Hartley, John, Klein, Nigel, Coll, Pere, Harris, Kathryn A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7156781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31225586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciz526