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Nosokomial germs
I would like to know whether patients with long-term diagnosed MRSA and 4-MRGN infections are still considered high-risk patients if no MRSA or 4MRGN has been detected over a period of 18 months with multiple examinations conducted during this time? Provided that the clinic does not downgrade ...
19.01.2026
Inquilinus
Hello, I am 27 years old, CF patient (F508 homozygous). Until today I have only been colonized chronically by Staphylococcus aureus (Pseudomonas was always negative). My FEV1 value is between 107-117%. For several weeks I have been taking Kaftrio now (Trikafta). This led to a broad improvement: I ...
20.01.2026
Candida glabrata
Dear ladies and gentlemen, Candida glabrata has been found for the first time in my airway secretions (CF, 48 years old, female, FEV1 54%, MRGN3/4). I found a study from the university of Tuebingen, Germany from 2016 that drew the conclusion that a chronic or intermittend colonization can lead to ...
11.05.2020
Candida auris in the sputum
Dear expert team, if there is Candida auris found in the sputum for the first time, should one react to that? What would you propose concering diagnostic and therapy?
15.02.2019
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Dear expert team! this germ can be found in the samples of my son for a longer period of time. Does it make sense to treat? Many thanks
26.10.2018
Germ load of the Baltic sea
Dear expert team, many pulic institutions warn about dangerous germs in the Baltic sea (Vibrio vulnificus). Patients with immunosupression and patients with underlying diseases should not bath in the Baltic sea. Is there a danger for children with CF (not-transplanted) and would you dehort from ...
01.10.2018
Actinomyces odontolyticus
Hello, the above mentioned germ has been found in the sputum, the throat swab was free of it. Should a treatment be initiated? Best regards,
11.05.2018
B. Dolosa
If two siblings have CF and B. dolosa and one of them is getting a lung transplantation, is there a risk for the sibling who had a transplantation because of B. dolosa and the other sibling who had no transplantation? Are there any research results, we could get information from? Many thanks
22.01.2018
Kluyvera ascorbata in the sputum
Hello, in my last sputum sample there were besides Staphlococcus aureus and Aspergillus fumigatus the above mentioned bacteria. My treating physician thinks that waiting would be the right decision, until the next sputum sample. The symptoms I have did not change. I never heard anything about ...
14.08.2017
PA MRGN 3/4 dealing with other people in everyday life
Dear expert team, I suffer from CF with the above mentioned germ. How to deal that status, if I am in public places? Concrete: can I visit a public swimming pool? Should I advise friends (non-CF/ "healthy") to protect themselves in case of visits at home, for some hours or overnight? Should one / ...
28.07.2017
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