Epidemiology of E. coli in Cystic Fibrosis Airways Demonstrates the Capacity for Persistent Infection but Not Patient-Patient Transmission

Epidemiology of E. coli in Cystic Fibrosis Airways Demonstrates the Capacity for Persistent Infection but Not Patient-Patient Transmission

Escherichia coli is frequently isolated from the respiratory secretions of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients yet is not considered a classical CF pathogen. Accordingly, little is known about the natural history of this organism in the CF airways, as well as the potential for patient-to-patient transmiss...

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Main Authors: Conrad Izydorczyk, Barbara Waddell, Brett D. Edwards, Jasper Greysson-Wong, Michael G. Surette, Ranjani Somayaji, Harvey R. Rabin, John M. Conly, Deirdre L. Church, Michael D. Parkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
cystic fibrosis
Escherichia coli
transmission
epidemiology
genomics
whole genome sequencing
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00475/full

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