Effect of aerosolized rhDNase (Pulmozyme®) on pulmonary colonization in patients with cystic fibrosis
✍ Scribed by Birgitte Frederiksen; Tacjana Pressler; Annelise Hansen; Christian Koch; Niels Høiby
- Book ID
- 114495284
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 69 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0803-5253
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The aim of the study was to measure the effect of a short course of recombinant human deoxyribonuclease I (rhDNase) on ciliary and cough clearance in a group of cystic fibrosis patients, using a radioaerosol and gamma camera technique. Patients were initially randomized to receive either rhDNase (2.
Trials of rhDNase in mixed groups of adults and children with cystic fibrosis (CF) have demonstrated improvements in lung function and well-being. This has led to many pediatric CF patients receiving regular rhDNase therapy although their response to treatment may not be the same as that seen in adu