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Discopathy at 14 years, Propionibacterium acnes, growth
Hello, Our 14-year-old teen with cystic fibrosis experienced severe back pain in May-June. He finally performed an MRI in August with this result: On the contrary, there exists in L4-L5 and L5-S1 a disc-shaped bulge with no disco-radicular conflict or a repercussion on the foramens. The bulge ...
24.02.2017
F508/5T
Hello, is it possible to have these 2 genes and have a staphylococcus aureus in a throat sampling for bronchiolitis? Because the 5T gene is a mild gene and I have never heard of Staphylococcus aureus for a patient with this combination of genes. Cordially
24.02.2017
Onion
Hello, I heard that onions could be harmful for the CF patients because they might contain the B. cepacia bacteria. Can we still eat it? Even raw? Thank you for your answers.
14.02.2017
S. aureus small colony variants
We just received the sputum culture of our 7yr old daughter, which showed the presence of S. aureus and S. aureus small colony variants. What is the meaning of small colony variants? Should we treat these colonies? Is it a classical evolution of S. aureus?
02.01.2017
Enterobacteria
Hello, I have still the finding of Enterobacteria (diverse Serratia liquefaciens, then they disappear, then Serratia marescens is appearing or also Enterobacter cloacae) in spite of the fact that I inhale without pause diverse antibiotics (Tobi podhaler, Tobi humid inhalation, Colistin, ...
12.10.2016
Mycobacterium avium – intolerance of drugs
In my 18-year-old daughter Mycobacterium avium has been found during bronchoscopy in January 2016. Furthermore she has chronic infection with Achromobacter since 2010 and if this was not enough, she has a very high allergic component (IgE 2200). It is for sure, that in August 2014 no Mycobacteria ...
12.10.2016
Sputum result, additional question
Thank you first of all for answering my question. Unfortunately the second and third part has not been answered. What does it mean if Penecillium sp. could be found in the sputum, however no finding of fungi is documented? Is my body now producing penicillium?
28.09.2016
Result of sputum investigation
Today I got the result of my sputum investigation. For 6 months, I have not taken any antibiotics, either orally nor inhalative or i.v.. In spite of this it is written there, that antibacterial inhibitory substances were present. How can this be?
05.08.2016
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
What does the finding of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia mean for me as a CF patient? Is there anything to take into account concerning meetings with other CF patients or events other CF patients take part in?
25.07.2016
Mycobacterium intracellulare in the CF sputum
Hello dear expert team, in my sputum (I am nearly 30 years old) Mycobactrium intracellulare has been detected last December for the first time. Since then this bacterium could be found in 2 further tests, so that I can assume a chronic infection. As I have been at another CF Center before and to ...
04.07.2016
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