Article: Lung Transplants in Cystic Fibrosis Patients With Life-Threatening Bacteria Sparks Debate at ISHLT Meeting.

Article: Gene expression changes linked to antimicrobial resistance, oxidative stress, iron depletion and retained motility are observed when Burkholderia cenocepacia grows in cystic fibrosis sputum.(Research article)
BMC Infectious Diseases;  September 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the Bcc being distributed among CF patients to much smaller extent (3 - 30...related bacterial species, of which Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia multivorans are...all Bcc infections diagnosed in CF patients in different national CF centres...with significant mortality among ...

Article: Researchers at University of Technology have published new data on drug resistance.
Biotech Week;  October 1, 2008 ;     438 words ......Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia.' Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia are the major...cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Tobramycin is the...aeruginosa strains and one Burkholderia cenocepacia strain isolated from CF patients. ...

Article: Scientists in battle to beat CF killer bug
Evening News - Scotland;  May 20, 1999 ;     305 words ......of onion rot -emerged as a threat to CF patients in the 1980s. Doctors often have to separate CF patients who have become infected with B.cepacia...infection, it kills about a third of CF patients who become infected. Now the university...

Article: Pulmonary bacterial pathogens in cystic fibrosis patients and antibiotic therapy: a tool for the health workers.(Review)(Clinical report)
International Archives of Medicine;  November 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ......During the first decade of life of CF patients, Staphylococcus aureus and Hemophilus...Germany, analysis of the sputum from CF patients during a period of 12 months showed...succession of bacterial populations in CF patients and due to the importance of these pathogens...

Article: Models Pinpoints CF Patients Most Likely To Benefit From Lung Transplant.(cystic fibrosis)
Immunotherapy Weekly;  December 26, 2001 ;     676 words ......The retrospective study compared CF patients who received lung transplants from 1993-1997 with a control group of CF patients who did not undergo transplantation...history of lung transplantation for CF patients, said Robert J. Beall, PhD, president...

Article: No home run yet with cystic fibrosis therapies.(News)
Pediatric News;  October 1, 2006 ;     620 words ......is present in most cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, but it is not yet known whether this...and interleukin (IL)-8 production in CF patients. Intravenous antibiotic therapy has...arginase levels, which are elevated in CF patients and thought to contribute to low airway...

Article: Aerovance Announces Data Presentations on AER-002 at 18th Annual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference; Data Provide Strong Rationale for Entry of AER-002 Into Clinic in First Half of 2005.
PR Newswire;  October 15, 2004 ;     665 words ......prove to be a potent new therapy for CF patients, said Rick Fuller, M.D., Chief Medical...address significant medical issues for CF patients and we are excited to continue our preclinical...benefits that AER-002 may provide to CF patients such as regulation of salt levels believed...

Article: MoliChem launches phase II for evaluation of Moli1901 in CF participants.
Gene Therapy Weekly;  July 11, 2002 ;     293 words ......candidate, Moli1901, in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. CF is a genetic disease characterized...present in the lung lining cells of CF patients. The first phase II study will explore...deposition of Moli1901 into the lungs of CF patients by inhalation. It will also address...

Article: Superbug complicates treatment of infections in cystic fibrosis.
Pharma Business Week;  March 30, 2009 ;     607 words ......implications for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. CF patients produce large quantities of sticky mucus in their...bacteria are particularly difficult to treat in CF patients. The bacterial slime combines with the debris...

Article: Chiron launches ELITE trial.(EarLy Intervention TOBI Eradication; tobramycin solution for inhalation in the treatment of early onset Pseudomonas aeruginosa)(Brief Article)
Pharma Marketletter;  December 1, 2003 ;     191 words ......trial, which will involve up to 120 CF patients in a number of European countries, is...infection. Initially, P aeruginosa infects CF patients intermittently, but cycles of infection...significant therapeutic benefits for CF patients with moderate and severe disease have...

Article: Scandipharm Eases Financial Burden for Newly-Diagnosed CF Patient.
PR Newswire;  October 19, 1998 ;     601 words ......provide at no cost certain medications for CF patients under two years of age. Company President...Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Families of CF patients experience tremendous emotional strain...multivitamin supplement, to newly-diagnosed CF patients in the U.S. under two years of age...

Article: ELITE trial launched for study of early onset Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Anti-Infectives Week;  December 22, 2003 ;     362 words ......aeruginosa (Pa) in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The trial, which will involve up to 120 CF patients in a number of European countries, is...Pa infection. Initially, Pa infects CF patients intermittently, but cycles of infection...

Article: Data from C. Theunissen and colleagues advance knowledge in clostridium.
Blood Weekly;  September 25, 2008 ;     394 words ......Clostridium difficile among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, C. difficile-associated disease (CDAD...We reviewed the medical files of all CF patients who presented with symptomatic C difficile...between non-transplanted and transplanted CF patients. Between 1998 and 2004,106 adult ...

Article: Scientists at Emory University describe research in Burkholderia.
Health & Medicine Week;  May 26, 2008 ;     375 words ......chloride-regulated genes in Burkholderia cenocepacia.' Previous...cystic fibrosis (CF) patients have elevated...opportunistic pathogen Burkholderia cenocepacia. Previous studies...chloride-regulated genes in Burkholderia cenocepacia. Current...