Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society

J Cyst Fibros · ISSN (e) 1873-5010 · 2 papers in corpus

2021

Disruption of the extracellular polymeric network of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by alginate lyase enhances pathogen eradication by antibiotics.

doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2020.04.006 ·PMID:32482592

BackgroundPseudomonas aeruginosa forms antibiotic-resistant biofilms that are responsible for the treatment failure or relapses of the bacterial infections in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The alginate lyases that target …

case-report 2020

Unmasking catamenial hemoptysis in the era of CFTR modulator therapy

doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2020.01.005 ·PMID:31987762

BACKGROUND: Thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES) is a rare condition that occurs in women when endometriosis implants into the thoracic cavity. Catamenial hemoptysis, the occurrence of hemoptysis with menstruation, is a recognized clinical…