Respiratory infection rates differ between geographically distant paediatric cystic fibrosis cohorts

Respiratory infections are a major cause of pulmonary decline in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). We compared the prevalence of infection in early life at geographically distant CF treatment centres participating in the same surveillance programme in Australia. Lower airway microbiology, inflamma...

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Main Authors: Kathryn A. Ramsey, Emily Hart, Lidija Turkovic, Marc Padros-Goossens, Stephen M. Stick, Sarath C. Ranganathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2016-09-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/2/3/00014-2016.full