ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2004
Infection control in cystic fibrosis.
Review in Clinical microbiology reviews, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 107 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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107 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 318 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Human Respiratory Microbiome: Current Understandings and Future Directions.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for promoting physical activity in people with cystic fibrosis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
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- Design and initial testing of a novel disposable oscillating positive expiratory pressure device.Irish journal of medical science · 2023Article
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- Variation in antibiotic resistance patterns for children and adults treated at 166 non-affiliated US facilities using EHR data.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2023Article
- Role for animal models in understanding essential fatty acid deficiency in cystic fibrosis.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2021Review
- Factors for severe outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with cystic fibrosis in Europe.ERJ open research · 2021Article
- Mild Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease Is Associated with Bacterial Community Stability.Microbiology spectrum · 2021Article
- Advances in Phage Therapy: Targeting theViruses · 2021Review
- The clinical effects of combining postural exercises with chest physiotherapy in cystic fibrosis: A single-blind, randomized-controlled trial.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Interspecies Metabolic Complementation in Cystic Fibrosis Pathogens via Purine Exchange.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Airway Epithelial InflammationFrontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
47 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Over the past 20 years there has been a greater interest in infection control in cystic fibrosis (CF) as patient-to-patient transmission of pathogens has been increasingly demonstrated in this unique patient population. The CF Foundation sponsored a consensus conference to craft recommendations for infection control practices for CF care providers. This review provides a summary of the literature addressing infection control in CF. Burkholderia cepacia complex, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus have all been shown to spread between patients with CF. Standard precautions, transmission-based precautions including contact and droplet precautions, appropriate hand hygiene for health care workers, patients, and their families, and care of respiratory tract equipment to prevent the transmission of infectious agents serve as the foundations of infection control and prevent the acquisition of potential pathogens by patients with CF. The respiratory secretions of all CF patients potentially harbor clinically and epidemiologically important microorganisms, even if they have not yet been detected in cultures from the respiratory tract. CF patients should be educated to contain their secretions and maintain a distance of >3 ft from other CF patients to avoid the transmission of potential pathogens, even if culture results are unavailable or negative. To prevent the acquisition of pathogens from respiratory therapy equipment used in health care settings as well as in the home, such equipment should be cleaned and disinfected. It will be critical to measure the dissemination, implementation, and potential impact of these guidelines to monitor changes in practice and reduction in infections.
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