WS13.03 Microbiology of upper and lower airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in stable conditions and in lung transplant patients

C Fevola,V Galici,T Orioli,G Taccetti,N Ravenni,G Santini,V Terlizzi,J Mencarini,C Castellani,B Borchi,M Francalanci,A Cavallo,M Masolini,B Ferrari,M.C Cavicchi,E Camera,S Campana,C Bianchimani,S Bresci,D Innocenti,Daniela Dolce ,Eleonora Masi ,Giandomenico Maggiore ,Anna Silvia Neri

doi:10.1016/s1569-1993(23)00261-8

WS13.03 Microbiology of upper and lower airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients in stable conditions and in lung transplant patients

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https://doi.org/10.1016/s1569-1993(23)00261-8

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Journal: Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society

Publication Date: Jun 1, 2023

Affiliation: Meyer Children's Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

#Upper Airways #Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Pathogens + Show 8 more

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Objectives: Upper airways (UAW) may represent an initial site of infection and reservoir for subsequent reinfection by CF respiratory pathogens. This study investigated lung microbiological status in patients with stable disease and in a lung transplant patients group and compared different nasal lavage (NL) sampling performances.

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