Mycobacterium chimaera Pulmonary Disease in Cystic Fibrosis Patients, France, 2010-2017.

Autor: Larcher R, Lounnas M, Dumont Y, Michon AL, Bonzon L, Chiron R, Carriere C, Klouche K, Godreuil S
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2019 Mar; Vol. 25 (3), pp. 611-613.
DOI: 10.3201/eid2503.181590
Abstrakt: We report Mycobacterium chimaera pulmonary disease in 4 patients given a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in a university hospital in Montpellier, France. All patients had M. chimaera-positive expectorated sputum specimens, clinical symptoms of pulmonary exacerbation, or a decrease in spirometry test results that improved after specific treatment.
Databáze: MEDLINE