Potential Cross-Transmission of Mycobacterium abscessus among Non-Cystic Fibrosis Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Japan

ABSTRACT Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) is a highly antimicrobial-resistant pathogen that causes refractory pulmonary disease. Recently, the possibility of M. abscessus cross-transmission among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has been reported. CF is rare in Asia, but M. abscessus pulmonary di...

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Principais autores:	Keiji Fujiwara, Mitsunori Yoshida, Yoshiro Murase, Akio Aono, Koji Furuuchi, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Ken Ohta, Manabu Ato, Satoshi Mitarai, Kozo Morimoto
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	American Society for Microbiology 2022-06-01
coleção:	Microbiology Spectrum
Assuntos:	nontuberculous mycobacteria Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. massiliense whole-genome sequencing variable-number tandem repeats transmission
Acesso em linha:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.00097-22
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