Transmission and Antibiotic Resistance of <i>Achromobacter</i> in Cystic Fibrosis
Miglė Gabrielaitė, Jennifer Bartell, Niels Nørskov‐Lauritsen, Tacjana Pressler, Finn Cilius Nielsen, Helle Krogh Johansen, Rasmus L. Marvig
Abstract
Achromobacter species are increasingly being detected in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), and this emerging pathogen is associated with antibiotic resistance and more-severe disease outcomes. Nonetheless, little is known about the extent of transmission and antibiotic resistance development in Achromobacter infections.
Topics & Concepts
Cystic fibrosisAchromobacterMicrobiologyAntibiotic resistanceAntibioticsTransmission (telecommunications)BiologyVirologyMedicineBacteriaGeneticsPseudomonasComputer scienceTelecommunicationsInfections and bacterial resistancePlant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing