Susceptibility of the Mycobacterium abscessus complex to drying: Implications for nebulizer hygiene in patients with cystic fibrosis

Susceptibility of the Mycobacterium abscessus complex to drying: Implications for nebulizer hygiene in patients with cystic fibrosis

Background: Nebulizer hygiene and care is important in cystic fibrosis (CF) to minimize device contamination from bacteria, including nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTMs). Most nebulizer manufacturers recommend nebulizer drying, however there is little evidence to understand how nebulizer drying affec...

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Main Authors: John Edmund Moore, Beverley Cherie Millar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
cystic fibrosis
drying
hygiene
nebuliser
nebulizer
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2020;volume=9;issue=2;spage=173;epage=175;aulast=Moore

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