Reinfection or relapse? A case study of whole genome sequencing guided genomic characterization of Mycobacterium abscessus chronic infection in a cystic fibrosis patient

A 7-year-old cystic fibrosis patient with increased cough, new pulmonary infiltrate, and declining pulmonary function was diagnosed with clarithromycin resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infection. Treatment was initiated with clofazimine, linezolid and cefoxitin; she responded well to therapy and ac...

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Main Authors: Rachit Chawla, Benjamin von Bredow, Jaime Deville, Shangxin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001196