Cystic fibrosis pulmonary guidelines: Chronic medications for maintenance of lung health

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 187, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 680-689

  Mogayzel, Peter J ^a,h   Naureckas, Edward T ^b   Robinson, Karen A ^a   Mueller, Gary ^c   Hadjiliadis, Denis ^d   Hoag, Jeffrey B ^e   Lubsch, Lisa ^f   Hazle, Leslie ^g   Sabadosa, Kathy ^g   Marshall, Bruce ^g  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^g CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antiinflammatory agents; Bronchodilators; CFTR modulators; Hypertonic saline

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; AZTREONAM; CEFALEXIN; IBUPROFEN; IVACAFTOR; SALBUTAMOL;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CELL MIGRATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEUTROPHIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84875829440     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201207-1160OE     Document Type: Review

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