Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 272-276 , July 2010

Lung transplantation in patients with cystic fibrosis and Mycobacterium abscessus infection

  • Marita Gilljam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Bruna Stråket 11b, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 31 3421000/+46 31 3427867; fax: +46 31824904.
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  • Henrik Scherstén

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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  • Martin Silverborn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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  • Bodil Jönsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Bacteriology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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  • Annika Ericsson Hollsing

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Uppsala Academic Hospital, SE 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden

Received 1 January 2010 ,Revised 14 March 2010 ,Accepted 15 March 2010.

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☆ This work has in part been presented at the 32nd European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Brest, France, 2009.

PII: S1569-1993(10)00035-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2010.03.008

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 272-276 , July 2010

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