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Review
. 2007 Apr;62(4):360-7.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.060889.

Exacerbations in cystic fibrosis. 1: Epidemiology and pathogenesis

Christopher H Goss  1 , Jane L Burns
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Review

Exacerbations in cystic fibrosis. 1: Epidemiology and pathogenesis

Christopher H Goss et al. Thorax. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

With the improving survival of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), the clinical spectrum of this complex multisystem disease continues to evolve. One of the most important clinical events for patients with CF in the course of this disease is an acute pulmonary exacerbation. Clinical and microbial epidemiology studies of CF pulmonary exacerbations continue to provide important insight into the course, prognosis and complications of the disease. This review provides a summary of the pathophysiology, clinical epidemiology and microbial epidemiology of a CF pulmonary exacerbation.

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