Genomic Epidemiology of <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> on the Island of Montréal Is Not Suggestive of Health Care-Associated Person-to-Person Transmission
Genomics alone is insufficient to establish MABC transmission, particularly considering the genetic similarity and wide distribution of DCCs, although pangenome analysis has the potential to add further insight. Our findings indicate that MABC infections in Montréal are unlikely attributable to health care-associated person-to-person transmission.
Authors
- Jane Batt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7015-189X)
- Fiona McIntosh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5466-5292)
- Simon Grandjean Lapierre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3646-1573)
- Hafid Soualhine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5526-6741)
- Jennifer L. Guthrie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8565-203X)
- Nancy Cloutier
- Robyn S. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7120-9053)
- Idowu B. Olawoye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6658-9917)
- Bouchra Tannir
- Brian Boyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0158-1463)
- Roger C. Lévesque
- Caroline Quach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1170-9475)
- Pierre‐Marie Akochy
- Elias Matouk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8327-4837)
- Marcel A. Behr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0402-4467)
- Christina Greenaway (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9737-3326)
- Louise Poirier
- Nicholas Waglechner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1758-1158)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- 3M (United States) (US)
- Public Health Agency of Canada (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Jewish General Hospital (CA)
- Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Sinai Health System (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
- Université Laval (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiae407
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77
Funders
- Western Michigan University
- Canada Research Chairs
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research