RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Lung transplantation: Mycobacterium abscessus as a cause of graft dysfunction JF Breathe JO Breathe FD European Respiratory Society SP 291 OP 296 DO 10.1183/18106838.0303.291 VO 3 IS 3 A1 J. Ceron A1 A. Pastor A1 A. Sole A1 C. Jorda A1 J. Escriva A1 J. Padilla YR 2007 UL http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/3/3/291.abstract 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].