C67 SUPPURATIVE LUNG DISEASES IN CHILDREN: Significance Of Species Identification within The mycobacterium Avium Complex In Cystic Fibrosis

C67 SUPPURATIVE LUNG DISEASES IN CHILDREN: Significance Of Species Identification within The mycobacterium Avium Complex In Cystic Fibrosis

Rationale: Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) accounts for ~70% of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary infections in persons with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the United States. [...]of initial MAC isolation, pulmonary infection with M. intracellulare was associated with younger age and worse lun...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Hauptverfasser: Azar, M, Spilker, T, LiPuma, J, Caverly, L
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Sprache:eng
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Cystic fibrosis
Genomes
Identification
Infections
Pathogens
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Zusammenfassung:Rationale: Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) accounts for ~70% of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary infections in persons with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the United States. [...]of initial MAC isolation, pulmonary infection with M. intracellulare was associated with younger age and worse lung function than infection with M. avium.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970