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Universal screening of newborn babies for cystic fibrosis was launched in Germany on 1 September 2016. Here we present up-to-date information on the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of this disease.This article is based on relevant publications retrieved by a selective search in PubMed, along with guidelines from Germany and abroad and systematic ...
Susanne, Naehrig +2 more
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First published by the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 2004. ©The Trustee of the Wellcome Trust, London, 2004. All volumes are freely available online at: www.history.qmul.ac.uk/research/modbiomed/wellcome_witnesses/Annotated ...
Christie, DA, Tansey, EM
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Cystic fibrosis in Tuscany: evolution of newborn screening strategies over time to the present
Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening disease affecting about 1:3000 newborns in Caucasian populations. The introduction of newborn screening for cystic fibrosis (CF NBS) has improved the clinical outcomes of individuals with CF through ...
Matteo Botti +11 more
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Paraquat ingestion in an adult with cystic fibrosis (CF): Diagnostic and management dilemmas
N,N'‐dimethyl‐4,4'bipyridinium dichloride (Paraquat) is a potent herbicide used widely in agriculture. We report the effects of an ingestion of paraquat by a 28 year old male with cystic fibrosis and the diagnostic and management challenges this posed in
Ieuan E. S. Evans +8 more
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Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients require regular airway clearance therapy (ACT). The aim of this study was to evaluate homecare therapeutic effects of a new ACT (Simeox®) added to the optimal standard of care, including home chest physiotherapy,
Dorota Sands +8 more
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OBJECTIVE: Due to the great advances recently achieved in the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis as well as to the fact that pediatricians need to have a better understanding of this disease, the authors propose an extensive review of the subject. METHODS: We selected the most outstanding publications on Cystic Fibrosis in the international literature of the
B J, Rosenstein, P L, Zeitlin
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Malignancies in patients with cystic fibrosis: a case series
Background Previous reports have shown an increased number of colorectal cancers in patients with cystic fibrosis. We assessed the database of our cystic fibrosis center to identify patients with all kinds of cancer retrospectively. All patients visiting
Dorothea Appelt +3 more
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Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive, monogenetic disorder caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The gene defect was first described 25 years ago and much progress has been made since then in our understanding of how CFTR mutations cause disease and how this can be addressed therapeutically ...
Felix, Ratjen +5 more
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Not All Children with Cystic Fibrosis Have Abnormal Esophageal Neutralization during Chemical Clearance of Acid Reflux. [PDF]
PurposeAcid neutralization during chemical clearance is significantly prolonged in children with cystic fibrosis, compared to symptomatic children without cystic fibrosis.
Di Lorenzo, Carlo +9 more
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Clinical complications in children with false-negative results in cystic fibrosis newborn screening
Objective: To present signs and symptoms and clinical course in cystic fibrosis patients with false-negative newborn screening (CF NBS). Materials and methods: All children presented in this paper were covered by CF NBS.
Katarzyna Zybert +5 more
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