Open AccessSame Game, Different Players: Emerging Pathogens of the CF Lung
Author(s) -
Alexa D. Gan,
Sophie E. Darch
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
mbio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.562
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 2161-2129
pISSN - 2150-7511
DOI - 10.1128/mbio.01217-20
Subject(s) - cystic fibrosis , tuberculosis , aspergillus fumigatus , lung , microbiology and biotechnology , mucus , immunology , medicine , biology , pathology , ecology
Incidences of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) and Aspergillus fumigatus have increased around the world over the past decade and have become a significant health threat to immunocompromised individuals such as those with cystic fibrosis (CF). CF is characterized by the buildup of mucus in the lungs which become chronically infected by a myriad of pathogens.