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Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis patients with c.1652G›A (G551D)-CFTR treated with ivacaftor-Changes in microbiological parameters.
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics - 1 Feb 2018
Millar B C, McCaughan J, Rendall J C, Downey D G, Moore J E
Abstract excerpt
WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: The CFTR potentiator, ivacaftor (IVA), has been widely used in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with the G551D mutation. To date, there has been limited information on the microbiological status of patients on this therapy and no data on the effect (if any) on the in vivo antibiotic susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from patients on therapy. Although IVA...
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