Aerosol Transmission of Aspergillus fumigatus in Cystic Fibrosis Patients in the Netherlands

We collected sputum samples and cough plates from 15 cystic fibrosis patients in the Netherlands who were colonized with Aspergillus fumigatus; we recovered A. fumigatus of the same genotype in cough aerosols and sputum samples from 2 patients. The belief that transmission of A. fumigatus from cysti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2019-04, Vol.25 (4), p.797-799
Hauptverfasser:	Engel, Tobias G P, Erren, Ellen, Vanden Driessche, Koen S J, Melchers, Willem J G, Reijers, Monique H, Merkus, Peter, Verweij, Paul E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	aerosol Aerosol Transmission of Antifungal Agents - pharmacology Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Aspergillosis - epidemiology Aspergillosis - etiology Aspergillosis - transmission Aspergillus fumigatus - classification Aspergillus fumigatus - drug effects Aspergillus fumigatus - genetics Aspergillus fumigatus - isolation & purification aspergillus infection cough cystic fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis - complications Cystic Fibrosis - epidemiology Dispatch fungi Genotype Humans in Cystic Fibrosis Patients in the Netherlands infection prevention Inhalation Exposure - adverse effects Molecular Typing Netherlands - epidemiology Public Health Surveillance Sputum - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	We collected sputum samples and cough plates from 15 cystic fibrosis patients in the Netherlands who were colonized with Aspergillus fumigatus; we recovered A. fumigatus of the same genotype in cough aerosols and sputum samples from 2 patients. The belief that transmission of A. fumigatus from cystic fibrosis patients does not occur should be reconsidered.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2504.181110