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Paraquat ingestion in an adult with cystic fibrosis (CF): Diagnostic and management dilemmas

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
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, Shanal Kumar, Megan France, Daniel Smith, Philip Masel, George Tay, Daniel Henderson, Scott C. Bell, David Reid   +8 more
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Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in people with cystic fibrosis in Europe between February and June 2020 [PDF]

, 2021
Funding Information: We thank the people with CF, and their families, for consenting to their data being included in the ECFSPR. We thank the centers and individual country representatives for allowing the use of the anonymized patient data.
European Cystic Fibrosis COVID project group, Aleksejeva, Elina, Naehrlich, Lutz   +2 more
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Efficacy of the Simeox^® Airway Clearance Technology in the Homecare Treatment of Children with Clinically Stable Cystic Fibrosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Children, 2023
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, Katarzyna Walicka-Serzysko, Justyna Milczewska, Magdalena Postek, Natalia Jeneralska, Aleksandra Cichocka, Ewa Siedlecka, Urszula Borawska-Kowalczyk, Laurent Morin   +8 more
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Malignancies in patients with cystic fibrosis: a case series

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
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, Teresa Fuchs, Gratiana Steinkamp, Helmut Ellemunter   +3 more
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Clinical complications in children with false-negative results in cystic fibrosis newborn screening

Jornal de Pediatria, 2022
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, Urszula Borawska-Kowalczyk, Lukasz Wozniacki, Malwina Dawidziuk, Mariusz Ołtarzewski, Dorota Sands   +5 more
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How do adults with cystic fibrosis cope following a diagnosis of diabetes? [PDF]

, 2008
The official published version of the article can be obtained from the link below.Aim. This paper is a report of a study examining the experience of adults with cystic fibrosis in adapting to the diagnosis of diabetes, a second chronic illness ...
Reynolds, F, Collins, S
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Non-invasive ventilation and clinical outcomes in cystic fibrosis: Findings from the UK CF registry [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for respiratory failure and airway clearance is an established intervention in cystic fibrosis (CF), but its therapeutic benefit on lung function and survival remains under-investigated. Methods: Using data from
Bilton, D, Banya, W, Archangelidi, O, Cullinan, P, Carr, SB, Simmonds, NJ   +5 more
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Absence of a gender gap in survival. An analysis of the Italian registry for cystic fibrosis in the paediatric age.

, 2011
BACKGROUND: The existence of gender-related differences since childhood in survival of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has been recently challenged.
Bossi A, Italian Registry for Cystic Fibrosis Collaborative Group, ASSAEL, BAROUKHMAURICE, Viviani L   +3 more
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Virtual Peer Support for People With Cystic Fibrosis and Their Family Members: A Program Evaluation

Journal of Patient Experience, 2020
We sought to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and benefits of a virtual one-to-one peer support program for people with cystic fibrosis and their family members through a retrospective program evaluation.
Aimee Jeffrey MSN, Lauren Andracchio MPH, Meg Dvorak LCSW, Paula Lomas MAS, RN, CCRP, Beth Smith MD, Drucy Borowitz MD   +5 more
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Using bacterial biomarkers to identify early indicators of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbation onset [PDF]

, 2011
Acute periods of pulmonary exacerbation are the single most important cause of morbidity in cystic fibrosis patients, and may be associated with a loss of lung function.
Matt W Johnson, Rogers, Geraint B., Carroll, Mary P., Carroll, Mary P, Mayer-Hamblett, Nicole, Geraint B Rogers, Jürgen Schwarze, Kenneth D Bruce, Mary P Carroll, Johnson, Matt W, Hoffman, Lucas R, Nicole Mayer-Hamblett, Johnson, Matt W., Rogers, Geraint B, Schwarze, Juergen, Schwarze, Jürgen, Bruce, Kenneth D., Lucas R Hoffman, Hoffman, Lucas R., Bruce, Kenneth D   +19 more
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