Aerosol Transmission of Aspergillus fumigatus in Cystic Fibrosis Patients in the Netherlands

Aerosol Transmission of Aspergillus fumigatus in Cystic Fibrosis Patients in the Netherlands

We collected sputum samples and cough plates from 15 cystic fibrosis patients in the Netherlands who were colonized with Aspergillus fumigatus; we recovered A. fumigatus of the same genotype in cough aerosols and sputum samples from 2 patients. The belief that transmission of A. fumigatus from cysti...

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Main Authors: Tobias G.P. Engel, Ellen Erren, Koen S.J. Vanden Driessche, Willem J.G. Melchers, Monique H. Reijers, Peter Merkus, Paul E. Verweij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
cystic fibrosis
aspergillus infection
fungi
infection prevention
cough
aerosol
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-1110_article

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