Transmission of M abscessus in patients with cystic fibrosis

The Lancet

Volumn 382, Issue 9891, 2013, Pages 503-504

  Böttger, Erik C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; MACROLIDE; RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84881437631     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61708-0     Document Type: Letter

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