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Cystic fibrosis bug 'can spread between patients'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21965088
The infection has been on the rise over the past decade in patients
A dangerous infection which is becoming more common in people with cystic fibrosis can spread between patients, UK researchers say in The Lancet.
Doctors previously thought the Mycobacterium abscessus bacteria could only be caught from water and soil.
But hospitals around the world may now have to change the way patients are treated, the study says.
Around 3-10% of cystic fibrosis patients in Europe and the US are infected with the hard-to-treat bug.
