Lower airway inflammation in infants and young children with cystic fibrosis

Airway inflammation is an important component of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. To determine whether this begins early in the illness, before the onset of infection, we examined bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from 46 newly diagnosed infants with CF under the age of 6 mo identified by a neona...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 1997-10, Vol.156 (4), p.1197-1204
Hauptverfasser:	ARMSTRONG, D. S, GRIMWOOD, K, CARLIN, J. B, CARZINO, R, GUTIERREZ, J. P, HULL, J, OLINSKY, A, PHELAN, E. M, ROBERTSON, C. F, PHELAN, P. D
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacterial Infections - complications Bacterial Infections - drug therapy Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - cytology Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - microbiology Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - virology Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Cystic Fibrosis - complications Cystic Fibrosis - diagnosis Cystic Fibrosis - genetics Drug Therapy, Combination - therapeutic use Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Infant Inflammation - etiology Inflammation - metabolism Interleukin-8 - metabolism Leukocyte Count Leukocyte Elastase - metabolism Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas Longitudinal Studies Male Medical sciences Neutrophils - enzymology Neutrophils - pathology Other diseases. Semiology Pneumonia, Bacterial - complications Pneumonia, Bacterial - metabolism Pneumonia, Viral - complications Pneumonia, Viral - metabolism Respiratory Tract Infections - complications Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy Virus Diseases - complications Virus Diseases - drug therapy
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