Mycobacterium gordonae pulmonary disease associated with a continuous positive airway pressure device

M. A. Assi; J. C. Berg; W. F. Marshall; N. L. Wengenack; R. Patel

doi:10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00202.x

Mycobacterium gordonae pulmonary disease associated with a continuous positive airway pressure device

M. A. Assi, J. C. Berg, W. F. Marshall, N. L. Wengenack, R. Patel

Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

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There are no formal recommendations on the proper handling and decontamination of respiratory devices for home use. We describe the case of a kidney transplant recipient who developed Mycobacterium gordonae pneumonia transmitted by his continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	249-252
Number of pages	4
Journal	Transplant Infectious Disease
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00202.x
State	Published - Sep 2007

Keywords

CPAP
Mycobacterium gordonae
Transplant

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Transplantation
Infectious Diseases

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