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Actinomycosis
I have a question about the therapy of actinomycosis, that is a ray fungus, I cannot kill it. Please give me some advice.
05.10.2015
3mrgn
Hello, A friend of mine works in a domestic nursing service and got in contact with a patient who has this disease. Since then he has been doing badly. He went to the doctor and they took some samples and sent them to the laboratory, but the results will only be there next Monday. Can anything ...
15.09.2015
Testing of baby when CF is diagnosed
Dear experts, My daughter (11 weeks old), was born on the 5th May 2015 with an intestinal obstruction. After three weeks the result of the genetic testing arrived: positive (cystic fibrosis). The CF center decided it was necessary to take Kreon© (pancreatin) for kids and to inhale solution of ...
12.09.2015
Hämophilus influenza non b
Dear expert team, my daughter (CF, nearly 3 years old) has always had Haemophilus influenzae non-B in the last three throat swabs in high germ counts. After the first finding of the germ, she got a broad antibiotic drug (Amoxicillin-trihydrate) for 2 weeks. 2 weeks after the end of the therapy ...
26.07.2015
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus bacteriae
Dear, Can patients with CF and lung infection with eg Pseudomonas cough up bits of tissue?
19.07.2015
Reliability of result throat swab/sputum
Dear expert team, I would like to know how reliable are throat swabs of children indeed and also sputum results of adult CF patients. We are having regular throat swabs of our 6-year-old daughter done, as we are cared for in two centers, it deals with different laboratories, sometimes also a swab ...
07.06.2015
Acinetobacter calceticus baumannii Complex
Hello, Is there a need/obligation for treatment if very low occurrence of the above mentioned bacterium was tested? Are there certain precautions that have to be taken respective other CF persons or physiotherapists? The symptom is mild cough. Inhalation with Tobramycin is done. Is that enough ...
12.06.2015
Need to treat?
Dear ladies and gentlemen, I have the following bacteria: - a great number of Pseudomonas putida (I have otherwise no Pseudomonas) - a great number of Haemophilus parainfluenza - Aspergillus fumigatus At the moment I cough more and I am very tired. My lung function is stable. How do you ...
06.06.2015
Induced sputum in baby (with additional comment)
Dear expert team, my daughter (7 weeks old) has been diagnosed to suffer from CF because of a positive newborn screening. She has no symptoms until now. In the coming week, further diagnostic is done and the beginning of a therapy during a stay on the ward. I have been told, that every 4 weeks an ...
04.06.2015
Phage therapy
Dear ladies and gentlemen, in the past, it has been written quite a few times about this topic, but as some time passed inbetween, I ask myself, if there are important findings. My husband (30, CF), has for about 10 years the germ Achromobacter xylosoxidans in the sputum. This germ did until ...
16.05.2015
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