Immune defects in patients with pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus disease without cystic fibrosis

The prevalence of Mycobacterium abscessus infections in non-cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has increased in recent years. In this study, we investigate whether immune defects explain the apparent susceptibility to this opportunistic infection in non-CF patients. We performed stimulations of periphera...

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Main Authors: Milou M.F. Schuurbiers, Mariolina Bruno, Sanne M.H. Zweijpfenning, Cecile Magis-Escurra, Martin Boeree, Mihai G. Netea, Jakko van Ingen, Frank van de Veerdonk, Wouter Hoefsloot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-11-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/4/00590-2020.full