@article {Ceron291, author = {J. Ceron and A. Pastor and A. Sole and C. Jorda and J. Escriva and J. Padilla}, title = {Lung transplantation: Mycobacterium abscessus as a cause of graft dysfunction}, volume = {3}, number = {3}, pages = {291--296}, year = {2007}, doi = {10.1183/18106838.0303.291}, publisher = {European Respiratory Society}, abstract = {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 pathogen in the mycobacteria group. Atypical mycobacteria are also being identified with increasing frequency as the cause of disease in transplant patients [2, 4{\textendash}7].}, issn = {1810-6838}, URL = {https://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/3/3/291}, eprint = {https://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/3/3/291.full.pdf}, journal = {Breathe} }