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SUBMITTER: Al-Momani H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5402269 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Al-Momani H H Perry A A Jones R R Bourke S S Doe S S Perry J J Anderson A A Forrest T T Forrest I I Griffin M M Brodlie M M Pearson J J Ward C C
Scientific reports 20170424
Multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABSC) is a form of Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) of special, international concern in Cystic Fibrosis (CF). We hypothesised that gastric juice and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding devices might yield MABSC isolates. Gastric juice and sputa from sixteen adult PEG fed CF patients and five replaced PEG tubes were studied. Bacterial and fungal isolates were cultured. Mycobacterium were identified by rpoB, sodA and hsp65 gene ...[more]