Whole-genome sequencing and epidemiological analysis do not provide evidence for cross-transmission of mycobacterium abscessus in a cohort of pediatric cystic fibrosis patients

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1007-1016

  Harris, Kathryn A ^a,b   Underwood, Anthony ^c   Kenna, Dervla T D ^c   Brooks, Anthony ^d   Kavaliunaite, Ema ^a   Kapatai, Georgia ^c   Tewolde, Rediat ^c   Aurora, Paul ^a   Dixon, Garth ^a,b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cross transmission; cystic fibrosis; Mycobacterium abscessus; VNTR; whole genome sequencing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TANDEM REPEAT; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 84926623978     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu967     Document Type: Article

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