Bacterial infection alone not an indicator of poor lung function in adolescents with cystic fibrosis, study finds
Monday, May 16, 2011 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
Children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have poor lung function early in life are more likely also to have poor lung function in adolescence, regardless of whether they are exposed to a common infection caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa in early childhood, according to a new study. Earlier studies had indicated infection with the bacteria early in life was strongly associated with poor lung function later on.