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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Engel, Tobias G.P. ; Erren, Ellen ; Vanden Driessche, Koen S.J. ; Melchers, Willem J.G. ; Reijers, Monique H. ; Merkus, Peter ; Verweij, Paul E.
• Description:
  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 cystic fibrosis patients does not occur should be reconsidered.
• Subjects:
  Aerosol Aerosol Transmission Of Aspergillus Fumigatus In Cystic Fibrosis Patients In The Netherlands Airway Colonization Aspergillus Fumigatus Aspergillus Infection Chronic Infection Cough Cough Plate Cystic Fibrosis Dispatch Fungi Infection Prevention Patient-to-patient Transmission Respiratory Infections Saprophytic Mold Sputum Culture The Netherlands

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(4):797-799
• Pubmed ID:
  30882308
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6433022
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d443d9e29097a1ae071fe14f13ba197b651489997af545aa091492bf8adc29aa
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/77144/cdc_77144_DS1.pdf
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