Infection of the airways remains the primary cause of morbidity and mortality in persons with
cystic fibrosis (CF). This review describes salient features of the epidemiologies of microbial …

SUMMARY A select group of microorganisms inhabit the airways of individuals with cystic
fibrosis. Once established within the pulmonary environment in these patients, many of …

Offering unparalleled coverage of infectious diseases in children and adolescents, Feigin &
Cherry's Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 8th Edition, continues to provide the …

Chronic suppurative lower airway infection is a hallmark feature of cystic fibrosis (CF).
Decades of experience in clinical microbiology have enabled the development of improved …

Background To better understand the relative effects of infection with nontuberculous
mycobacteria and Gram negative bacteria on lung function decline in cystic fibrosis, we …

Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening genetic disorder, characterized by
chronic microbial lung infections due to abnormally viscous mucus secretions within …

This guidance presents recommendations for clinical microbiology laboratories for
processing respiratory samples from people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF). Appropriate …

BACKGROUND: Achromobacter xylosoxidans infection may cause conspicuous chronic
pulmonary inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients similar to Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Bacteria belonging to the genus Achromobacter are widely distributed in natural
environments and have been recognized as emerging pathogens for their contribution to a …

BACKGROUND: We recently described a multilocus sequence ty** scheme for
Achromobacter that identified several novel species in this genus. METHODS: We assessed …