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Sometimes, being the “squeaky wheel” is the only way to make a positive change.

Before you can walk a mile in a person with CF's shoes, you have to put on a nebulizer.

Connie Richless, an adult CF nurse coordinator, has seen a lot of changes in her past 22 years of working with CF patients.

Dr. James Chmiel shares new developments in drugs to reduce inflammation in the lungs and help prevent lung damage.

To help standardize the diagnosis of both infants with positive newborn screening results and older patients with what may be cystic fibrosis symptoms, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation worked with CF medical experts to develop guidelines on the steps leading to a confirmed diagnosis.

Most newborns in the United States are screened for CF at birth through newborn screening. All 50 states and the District of Columbia now screen for CF.

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a hypersensitivity lung disease that results from exposure to Aspergillus fumigatus and occurs primarily in people with asthma or with cystic fibrosis. These guidelines were developed via a consensus conference of experts in 2003. 

Chronic infection with P. aeruginosa is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Effective regimens include antibiotic therapy for newly acquired infection and routine surveillance with oropharyngeal cultures.

Updated from 2003, these guidelines on infection prevention and control for cystic fibrosis provide recommendations for people with CF, their families, and health care providers to help reduce the spread of germs in the clinic and hospital setting, as well as in everyday life.

Nontuberculous mycobacteria can cause chronic pulmonary infection or can reside in the lungs without causing progressive disease. Challenges include making decisions on when and how to initiate treatment.