Face mask sampling reveals antimicrobial resistance genes in exhaled aerosols from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy volunteers

Matthew Kennedy; Mohammadali Y Ramsheh; Caroline M L Williams; Joss Auty; Koirobi Haldar; Mohamad Abdulwhhab; Christopher E Brightling; Michael R Barer

doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2018-000321

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Face mask sampling reveals antimicrobial resistance genes in exhaled aerosols from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy volunteers

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Matthew Kennedy Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mohammadali Y Ramsheh Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Caroline M L Williams Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Joss Auty Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Koirobi Haldar Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mohamad Abdulwhhab Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christopher E Brightling Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael R Barer Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK Department of Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Matthew Kennedy; mk526{at}le.ac.uk

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Kennedy M, Ramsheh MY, Williams CML, et al

Face mask sampling reveals antimicrobial resistance genes in exhaled aerosols from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy volunteers

BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2018;5:e000321. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2018-000321

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Received June 12, 2018
Revised August 13, 2018
First published September 23, 2018.

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September 23, 2018

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