Prevalence and drug resistance of mycobacteria in Turkish cystic fibrosis patients

Satana D., Erkose-Genc G., Tamay Z. Ü., Uzun M., Guler N., Erturan Z.

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, cilt.13, sa.1, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1476-0711-13-28
  • Dergi Adı: Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mycobacteria, Nontuberculous mycobacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, Cystic fibrosis, Drug resistance, NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA, ABSCESSUS, INFECTIONS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, RECOVERY
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Isolation of mycobacteria in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is increasingly being reported. Because of having long term antimicrobial treatment, CF patients are at risk of pulmonary infection with especially resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) strains. The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of mycobacterium spp. and antimicrobial susceptibility in Turkish CF patients.