What is the role of upper airway bacterial cultures in patients with cystic fibrosis?
โ Scribed by Bonnie Watts Ramsey
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 226 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-6863
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The suggested incidence of cystic fibrosis (CF) in Asian migrants (Indians and Pakistanis) in the United Kingdom is about 1 in 10,000 to 12,000 [Goodchild et al., 1974]. There are no large studies on CF in Asian Indians. The disorder is thought to be rare and most studies from the Asian subcontinent
Airway inflammation and infection are present in patients with mild lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF), suggesting the need for early treatment. In a previously reported large multicenter trial, dornase alfa improved pulmonary function and decreased the need for hospitalization in patients with CF