Lung transplantation: Mycobacterium abscessus as a cause of graft dysfunction

@article{Cern2007LungTM,
  title={Lung transplantation: Mycobacterium abscessus as a cause of graft dysfunction},
  author={Jos{\'e} J. Cer{\'o}n and Amparo Pastor and Ampar{\'o} Sol{\'e} and Carlos Jord{\'a} and Juan Escriv{\'a} and J. Padilla},
  journal={Breathe},
  year={2007},
  volume={3},
  pages={291 - 296}
}
Lung transplantation (LT) is a therapeutic option in patients with end-stage lung diseases where other effective treatments are lacking [1]. However, the procedure is not without risks and side-effects. One of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in these patients is infection [1, 2]. Recently, there has been an increase in the incidence of emerging infections, with the majority of mycobacterial infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis [3], although this is not the only… 
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Tissue-localized immune responses in people with cystic fibrosis and respiratory nontuberculous mycobacteria infection.
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Lung lobe-specific immune profiles of three cohorts found that CF-NTMPOS airways are distinguished by a hyper-inflammatory cytokine profile, which was dominated by B cells, classical macrophages and the cytokines which support their accumulation.

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