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Mycobacterium gordonae pulmonary disease associated with a continuous positive airway pressure device
Author(s) -
Assi M.A.,
Berg J.C.,
Marshall W.F.,
Wengenack N.L.,
Patel R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00202.x
Subject(s) - medicine , continuous positive airway pressure , ventilator associated pneumonia , pneumonia , airway , intensive care medicine , pulmonary disease , mycobacterium tuberculosis , copd , tuberculosis , pathology , anesthesia , obstructive sleep apnea
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.