Viral infections trigger exacerbations of cystic fibrosis in adults and children

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 510-512

  Wark, Peter A B ^a,c   Tooze, Melinda ^a   Cheese, Linda ^d   Whitehead, Bruce ^d   Gibson, Peter G ^c   Wark, Katrina F ^c   McDonald, Vanessa M ^a,b,c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LETTER; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RHINOVIRUS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPUTUM CULTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWEAT TEST; THORAX DISEASE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PULMONARY MEDICINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84864739790     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00202311     Document Type: Letter

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