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Molecular epidemiology of gram-negative bacilli from infected neonates and health care workers' hands in neonatal intensive care units.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Jun, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15227612
The effect of cyclosporin A on airway cell proinflammatory signaling and pneumonia.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology Aug, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15879161
Multidrug-resistant organisms in cystic fibrosis: management and infection-control issues.
Expert review of anti-infective therapy Oct, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 17140357
Immunostimulatory properties of the emerging pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.
Infection and immunity Apr, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17220304
Pharmacokinetic modelling of a once-daily dosing regimen for intravenous tobramycin in paediatric cystic fibrosis patients.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy Jun, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17446242
Combination antimicrobial susceptibility testing for acute exacerbations in chronic infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews Jul, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18646176
Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in a cystic fibrosis patient from the Caribbean: a case report.
Canadian respiratory journal Jul-Aug, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18716683
Health benefits of dietary fiber.
Nutrition reviews Apr, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19335713
Epidemiology of pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in Canada with exclusive use of a diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis-inactivated poliovirus-Haemophilus influenzae type b pediatric combination vaccine and an adolescent-adult tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine: implications for disease prevention in the United States.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal Jun, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19436236
Outbreak of atypical pertussis detected by polymerase chain reaction in immunized preschool-aged children.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal Jul, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19561423
Sputum induction in routine clinical care of children with cystic fibrosis.
The Journal of pediatrics Dec, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20630539
Invasive aspergillosis in cystic fibrosis: a fatal case in an adolescent and review of the literature.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal Feb, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 20823780
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in cystic fibrosis: serologic response and effect on lung disease.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Mar, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 20889901
Epidemiology of borderline oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pediatric cystic fibrosis.
Pediatric pulmonology May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21337531
Chronic Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection and exacerbation outcomes in cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Jan, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 21849265
Effect of pulmonary exacerbations on long-term lung function decline in cystic fibrosis.
The European respiratory journal Jul, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22135280
New treatments for emerging cystic fibrosis pathogens other than Pseudomonas.
Current pharmaceutical design , 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22229574
Serum galactomannan in cystic fibrosis patients colonized with Aspergillus species.
Medical mycology Aug, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22524639
Role of respiratory viruses in pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Sep, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22579414
Antibiotic treatment for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in people with cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews May, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22592739
Analysis of the cystic fibrosis lung microbiota via serial Illumina sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA hypervariable regions.
PloS one , 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23056217
Standard versus biofilm antimicrobial susceptibility testing to guide antibiotic therapy in cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews Nov, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23152277
Antibiotic treatment for nontuberculous mycobacteria lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23235684
Chronic Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection and mortality or lung transplantation in cystic fibrosis patients.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Sep, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23294530
Biofilm compared to conventional antimicrobial susceptibility of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolates from cystic fibrosis patients.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Mar, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23295930
Guidelines for the prevention and management of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A perspective for Canadian health care practitioners.
The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale Sep, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 23365589
Factors influencing the acquisition of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection in cystic fibrosis patients.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Dec, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23757360
Effectiveness of inhaled tobramycin in eradicating Pseudomonas aeruginosa in children with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Mar, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24091166
Incompatibility of ciprofloxacin and meropenem injections.
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Nov, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 24173004
Pretransplant Aspergillus colonization of cystic fibrosis patients and the incidence of post-lung transplant invasive aspergillosis.
Transplantation Feb, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24305637
Antibiotic treatment for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in people with cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24696136
Editorial commentary: how can understanding the phenotype of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lead to more successful eradication strategies in cystic fibrosis?
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24863402
Inhaled liposomal amikacin.
Expert review of respiratory medicine Aug, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24882271
Is there a role for antimicrobial stewardship in cystic fibrosis?
Annals of the American Thoracic Society Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25102101
Antibiotic management of lung infections in cystic fibrosis. I. The microbiome, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, gram-negative bacteria, and multiple infections.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25102221
Antibiotic management of lung infections in cystic fibrosis. II. Nontuberculous mycobacteria, anaerobic bacteria, and fungi.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society Oct, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25167882
In vitro efficacy of high-dose tobramycin against Burkholderia cepacia complex and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from cystic fibrosis patients.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Jan, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25348526
Randomized controlled trial of biofilm antimicrobial susceptibility testing in cystic fibrosis patients.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25453872
Antibiotic treatment for nontuberculous mycobacteria lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews Dec, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25470304
Factors associated with response to treatment of pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis patients.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Nov, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25690407
Cystic fibrosis microbiology: Advances in antimicrobial therapy.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25737165
Standard versus biofilm antimicrobial susceptibility testing to guide antibiotic therapy in cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews Mar, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25741986
Lung microbiota across age and disease stage in cystic fibrosis.
Scientific reports May, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25974282
Phenotypic diversity within a Pseudomonas aeruginosa population infecting an adult with cystic fibrosis.
Scientific reports Jun, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26047320
Prolongation of antibiotic treatment for cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Nov, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26265220
Selective Sweeps and Parallel Pathoadaptation Drive Pseudomonas aeruginosa Evolution in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung.
mBio Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26330513
An international, multicentre evaluation and description of Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in cystic fibrosis.
BMC pulmonary medicine Oct, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26453341
Activity of Tobramycin against Cystic Fibrosis Isolates of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Grown as Biofilms.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Oct, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26503664
Combination antimicrobial susceptibility testing for acute exacerbations in chronic infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews Nov, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26522473
Effect of High-Dose Antimicrobials on Biofilm Growth of Achromobacter Species Isolated from Cystic Fibrosis Patients.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Nov, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26525791
Changes in airway inflammation during pulmonary exacerbations in patients with cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia.
The European respiratory journal Mar, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26585432
Pulmonary Exacerbations in Children with Cystic Fibrosis.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society Nov, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26595740
Clinafloxacin for Treatment of Burkholderia cenocepacia Infection in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy Jan, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26722110
Infections With Biofilm Formation: Selection of Antimicrobials and Role of Prolonged Antibiotic Therapy.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal Jun, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26986772
Heuristic decision-making about research participation in children with cystic fibrosis.
Social science & medicine (1982) Aug, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27328055
Longitudinal study of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia antibody levels and outcomes in cystic fibrosis patients.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Jun, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27346471
Antibiotic treatment for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in people with cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews Jul, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27415821
Effect of pulmonary exacerbations treated with oral antibiotics on clinical outcomes in cystic fibrosis.
Thorax Aug, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27539619
Special considerations for the treatment of pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis.
Expert review of respiratory medicine Oct, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27718754
Antibiotic treatment for nontuberculous mycobacteria lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 12, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 28000919
Navigating social and ethical challenges of biobanking for human microbiome research.
BMC medical ethics 01, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28077127
Effectiveness of a stepwise Pseudomonas aeruginosa eradication protocol in children with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society May, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28189634
Pilot trial of tobramycin inhalation powder in cystic fibrosis patients with chronic Burkholderia cepacia complex infection.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Jul, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28262569
Clinical Outcomes Associated with Achromobacter Species Infection in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society Sep, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28406714
Combination antimicrobial susceptibility testing for acute exacerbations in chronic infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 06, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28628280
Optimizing Blood Collection and Processing for Quantiferon-TB Gold in-Tube Testing Gives Low Rates of Indeterminate Results: Clinical Implications.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal Jan, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 28787385
MexXY efflux pump overexpression and aminoglycoside resistance in cystic fibrosis isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from chronic infections.
Canadian journal of microbiology Dec, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28922614
Standard versus biofilm antimicrobial susceptibility testing to guide antibiotic therapy in cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 10, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28981972
Early detection using qPCR of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in children with cystic fibrosis undergoing eradication treatment.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 11, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29525410
Isolated cutaneous mucormycosis in a pediatric renal transplant recipient.
Pediatric transplantation 06, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29569805
Defining chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 05, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29602718
Chronic Antibiotic Use in Cystic Fibrosis: A Fine Balance.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 06, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29856253
Epidemiology of Clonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in a Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Population.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 07, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29911888
Burkholderia multivorans septicemia in a pediatric liver transplant patient.
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 03, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30091842
Prevalence of tuberculosis infection and disease in children referred for tuberculosis medical surveillance in Ontario: a single-cohort study.
CMAJ open Jul-Sep, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30154220
Epidemiology, Biology, and Impact of Clonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections in Cystic Fibrosis.
Clinical microbiology reviews 10, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30158299
Defining antimicrobial resistance in cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 11, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30266518
Antimicrobial resistance in cystic fibrosis: Does it matter?
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 11, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30270113
Activity of a novel antimicrobial peptide against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.
Scientific reports 10, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30283025
A genome-wide association analysis reveals a potential role for recombination in the evolution of antimicrobial resistance in Burkholderia multivorans.
PLoS pathogens 12, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30532201
Penicillin-binding protein 3 is a common adaptive target among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from adult cystic fibrosis patients treated with β-lactams.
International journal of antimicrobial agents May, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30664925
Microbiome networks and change-point analysis reveal key community changes associated with cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations.
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes , 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30675371
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and associated clinical outcomes in individuals with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 03, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30709744
Oral Azithromycin and Response to Pulmonary Exacerbations Treated with Intravenous Tobramycin in Children with Cystic Fibrosis.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 07, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30874447
Reconciling Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Clinical Response in Antimicrobial Treatment of Chronic Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infections.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 10, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31056660
Antimicrobial resistance in cystic fibrosis: A Delphi approach to defining best practices.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society May, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31680041
ET12 transmission in adults with cystic fibrosis.
Thorax 01, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31732688
Microbiology of Cystic Fibrosis Airway Disease.
Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine 12, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31887768
Treatment of localized mucormycosis using nasal amphotericin B irrigation in pediatric oncology.
Pediatric blood & cancer 04, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31925929
Finding the relevance of antimicrobial stewardship for cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Jul, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32122785
Antibiotic treatment for Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in people with cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 03, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32189337
Combination antimicrobial susceptibility testing for acute exacerbations in chronic infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 05, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32412092
Standard versus biofilm antimicrobial susceptibility testing to guide antibiotic therapy in cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 06, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32520436
Antibiotic treatment for nontuberculous mycobacteria lung infection in people with cystic fibrosis.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 06, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32521055
Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain sharing in early infection among children with cystic fibrosis.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America Jun, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32544950
Antimicrobial resistance: Concerns of healthcare providers and people with CF.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Jun, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32563724
Clinical Outcomes Associated with Complex Infection in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society Dec, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32678679
Inguinal mass in a 4-month-old boy.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne Jul, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32690560
Lung Clearance Index to Track Acute Respiratory Events in School-age Children with Cystic Fibrosis.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Oct, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33030967
Factors influencing the acquisition and eradication of early Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Nov, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33172756
Choosing Wisely: Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis of Adolescents With Intrathoracic Tuberculosis.
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Nov, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33245122
Ecological Succession of Polymicrobial Communities in the Cystic Fibrosis Airways.
mSystems Dec, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 33262240
Determinants of lung disease progression measured by lung clearance index in children with cystic fibrosis.
The European respiratory journal 07, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33542049
Approaches to Targeting Bacterial Biofilms in Cystic Fibrosis Airways.
International journal of molecular sciences Feb, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33671516
Evaluation of digital dispense-assisted broth microdilution antimicrobial susceptibility testing for Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates.
Scientific reports 04, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33911107
Beneath the surface: assessing cystic fibrosis pulmonary infections in the era of highly effective modulator therapy.
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society Jul, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34275758
The role of Psl in the failure to eradicate Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in children with cystic fibrosis.
NPJ biofilms and microbiomes 08, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34349133
Two Steps Forward: Improving the Management of Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Exacerbations.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Sep, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34543576
Lindsay Jackson1,
William DePas2,
Amanda J. Morris1,
Kevin Guttman1,
Yvonne C W Yau1,3,
Valerie Waters1,4
1Translational Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children,
2Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh,
3Microbiology, Department of Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children,
4Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children