Opportunistic pathogens in cystic fibrosis: epidemiology and pathogenesis of lung infection

AC Blanchard, VJ Waters - Journal of the Pediatric Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common life-shortening genetic diseases in
Caucasians. Due to abnormal accumulation of mucus, respiratory failure caused by chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Host and pathogen response to bacteriophage engineered against Mycobacterium abscessus lung infection

JA Nick, RM Dedrick, AL Gray, EK Vladar, BE Smith… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Two mycobacteriophages were administered intravenously to a male with treatment-
refractory Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary infection and severe cystic fibrosis lung …

Investigating nontuberculous mycobacteria transmission at the Colorado adult cystic fibrosis program

JE Gross, S Caceres, K Poch, NA Hasan… - American journal of …, 2022 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Healthcare-associated transmission of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
among people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) has been investigated at CF centers worldwide …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenomics of nontuberculous mycobacteria respiratory infections in people with cystic fibrosis

N Bolden, JC Mell, JB Logan, PJ Planet - Paediatric respiratory reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can cause severe pulmonary disease in people with
cystic fibrosis (pwCF). These infections present unique challenges for diagnosis and …

Clinical and genomic features of Mycobacterium avium complex: a multi-national European study

N Wetzstein, M Diricks, TB Anton, S Andres, M Kuhns… - Genome Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background The Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) comprises the most
frequent non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Central Europe and currently includes …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective evaluation of nontuberculous mycobacteria disease in cystic fibrosis: The design of the PREDICT study

SL Martiniano, SM Caceres, K Poch, NM Rysavy… - Journal of Cystic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are an important cause of airway
infections in people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF). Isolation of NTM from respiratory specimens …

Molecular Epidemiologic Investigation of Mycobacterium intracellulare Subspecies chimaera Lung Infections at an Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program

JE Gross, CC Teneback, JG Sweet… - Annals of the …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Outbreaks of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) among people with cystic
fibrosis (pwCF) have been reported at CF centers with conflicting conclusions. The …

Complete genome assembly of Hawai'i environmental nontuberculous mycobacteria reveals unexpected co-isolation with methylobacteria

J Hendrix, LE Epperson, EI Tong, YL Chan… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental opportunistic pathogens
that can cause chronic lung disease. Within the United States, Hawai'i has the highest …

MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry from nucleic acid: development and evaluation of a novel platform for identification of mycobacteria and detection of genetic markers of …

EK DeCurtis, I Machado, SK Kuss-Duerkop… - Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Complete identification methods are critical for evaluating nontuberculous mycobacteria
(NTM). Here, we describe a novel diagnostic method for identification of eight NTM …

Healthcare-associated links in transmission of nontuberculous mycobacteria among people with cystic fibrosis (HALT NTM) study: rationale and study design

JE Gross, S Caceres, K Poch, NA Hasan… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Healthcare-associated transmission of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM)
among people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) has been reported and is of increasing concern …