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Dissemination of Mycobacterium abscessus via global transmission networks.
Nature microbiology - 1 Oct 2021
Ruis Christopher, Bryant Josephine M, Bell Scott C, Thomson Rachel, Davidson Rebecca M, Hasan Nabeeh A, van Ingen Jakko, Strong Michael, Floto R Andres, Parkhill Julian
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium abscessus, a multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacterium, has emerged as a major pathogen affecting people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Although originally thought to be acquired independently from the environment, most individuals are infected with one of several dominant circulating clones (DCCs), indicating the presence of global transmission networks of M. abscessus. How and when these clones...
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