Investigation of a Pandoraea apista cluster common to adult and paediatric cystic fibrosis patients attending two hospitals in the same city.

CONCLUSION: Epidemiological analysis suggested that this cluster could not always be attributed to patient-to-patient transmission. The acquisition of ICE-related virulence factors may have had an impact on its prevalence.
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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - June 17, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: Kenna DTD, Coward A, Perry C, Pike R, Schaefer U, Turton J, Green H, Jones AM, Bright-Thomas RJ, Burns P, Narayan O, Wilkinson S, Turton JF Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research