Mycobacterium abscessus in patients with cystic fibrosis: low impact of inter-human transmission in Italy

Enrico Tortoli, Thomas A. Kohl, Alberto Trovato, Rossella Baldan, Silvia Campana, Lisa Cariani, Carla Colombo, Danila Costa, Simona Cristadoro, M. Clelia Di Serio, Antonio Manca, Giovanna Pizzamiglio, Paola M.V. Rancoita, Gian Maria Rossolini, Giovanni Taccetti, Antonio Teri, Stefan Niemann, Daniela M. Cirillo

Source: Eur Respir J, 50 (1) 1602525; 10.1183/13993003.02525-2016
Journal Issue: July

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