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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Larcher, Romaric ; Lounnas, Manon ; Dumont, Yann ; Michon, Anne-Laure ; Bonzon, Lucas ; Chiron, Raphael ; Carriere, Christian ; Klouche, Kada ; Godreuil, Sylvain
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Antitubercular Agents Child Cystic Fibrosis/Complications Cystic Fibrosis/Epidemiology Cystic Fibrosis/History Disease Susceptibility Female History, 21St Century Humans Male Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Infection/Diagnosis Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Infection/Epidemiology Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Infection/Etiology Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare Infection/History Mycobacterium Avium Complex Public Health Surveillance Respiratory Function Tests Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(3):611-613
• Pubmed ID:
  30789330
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6390743
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Historical Article ; Letter
• Place as Subject:
  France
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a7f9da2f850d5150c63f653bbe251798dc247875b59db24693cc72661f249b4e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/76663/cdc_76663_DS1.pdf
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