Biofilm formation by mycobacterium abscessus in a lung cavity

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 692-693

  Fennelly, Kevin P ^a   Ojano Dirain, Carolyn ^a   Yang, Qingping ^a   Liu, Lin ^a   Lu, Li ^a   Progulske Fox, Ann ^b   Wang, Gary P ^a,c   Antonelli, Patrick ^a   Schultz, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c North Florida Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ADULT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG CAVITY; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; LUNG RESECTION; RNA SEQUENCE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; COMPLICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOFILMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84964357225     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201508-1586IM     Document Type: Note

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