Clinical manifestations of exacerbations of cystic fibrosis associated with nonbacterial infections.

@article{Pribble1990ClinicalMO,
  title={Clinical manifestations of exacerbations of cystic fibrosis associated with nonbacterial infections.},
  author={Charles G Pribble and Philip Black and John A. Bosso and Ronald B. Turner},
  journal={The Journal of pediatrics},
  year={1990},
  volume={117 2 Pt 1},
  pages={
          200-4
        }
}

• Charles G Pribble, Philip Black, +1 author Ronald B. Turner
• Published 1990 in The Journal of pediatrics
• DOI:10.1016/S0022-3476(05)80530-X

The purpose of this study was to determine whether acute pulmonary exacerbations of cystic fibrosis associated with nonbacterial infections are clinically distinguishable from other exacerbations. Eighty exacerbations in 54 patients were studied. Exacerbations associated with influenza (n = 8) were compared with those associated with other nonbacterial infections (n = 15) and those in which no nonbacterial infection was detected (n = 57). Patients with influenza had lower Shwachman scores and… CONTINUE READING

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