Survival of Mycobacterium abscessus isolated from people with cystic fibrosis in artificially generated aerosols

Eur Respir J. 2016 Dec;48(6):1789-1791. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00849-2016. Epub 2016 Sep 22.

Authors

Louise A Fletcher¹, Yang Chen¹, Paul Whitaker², Miles Denton³, Daniel G Peckham², Ian J Clifton⁴

Affiliations

¹ Dept of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
² Regional Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK.
³ Dept of Microbiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.
⁴ Regional Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK i.clifton@nhs.net.

PMID: 27660513
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00849-2016

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aerosols*
Cystic Fibrosis / microbiology*
Humans
Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / growth & development*

Substances

Aerosols