PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J. Ceron AU - A. Pastor AU - A. Sole AU - C. Jorda AU - J. Escriva AU - J. Padilla TI - Lung transplantation: <em>Mycobacterium abscessus</em> as a cause of graft dysfunction AID - 10.1183/18106838.0303.291 DP - 2007 Mar 01 TA - Breathe PG - 291--296 VI - 3 IP - 3 4099 - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/3/3/291.short 4100 - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/3/3/291.full SO - Breathe2007 Mar 01; 3 AB - 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, 4–7].