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Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Infections: Lessons from Around the World

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Editors:
  1. Adolf Bauernfeind

    1. Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany

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  2. Melvin I. Marks

    1. University of California at Irvine, Long Beach, USA
      Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, USA

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  3. Birgitta Strandvik

    1. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden

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Table of contents (28 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Infections: General Aspects

    1. Viral, Fungal and Atypical Bacterial Infections in Cystic Fibrosis

      • Barbara Przyklenk, Adolf Bauernfeind
      Pages 1-11

    2. Pharmacokinetics of Antibacterials in Cystic Fibrosis

      • Fritz Sörgel, Martina Kinzig, Christoph Labisch, Martina Hofmann, Ulrich Stephan
      Pages 13-27

    3. Antimicrobial Pharmacotoxicity

      • Henry C. Farrar, Gregory L. Kearns
      Pages 29-50

    4. Microbial Resistance

      • Lisa Saiman, Alice Prince
      Pages 51-64

    5. Microbial Virulence and Pathogenesis in Cystic Fibrosis

      • Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, David P. Speert
      Pages 65-84

    6. Lung Transplantation

      • Brendan P. Madden, Margaret E. Hodson
      Pages 85-97

  3. Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Infections: The International Perspective

    1. The General Approach to Cystic Fibrosis-Related Pulmonary Infection in the United States

      • Harris R. Stutman
      Pages 99-110

    2. The General Approach to Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Infection in Canada

      • Noni MacDonald, Mary Corey, Rod Morrison
      Pages 111-117

    3. Cystic Fibrosis in Latin America

      • C. N. Macri, O. H. Pivetta, A. Gentile, E. G. Cafferata, M. C. Luna
      Pages 119-138

    4. Pulmonary Infections in Venezuelan Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

      • Sonia Alvarez de Garcia Tuñon, Heberto Reyes
      Pages 139-148

    5. Pulmonary Infection in Cystic Fibrosis: The Australian Approach

      • Peter D. Phelan
      Pages 149-159

    6. Cystic Fibrosis in Japan

      • Y. Yamashiro, T. Shimizu, S. Oguchi, T. Shioya, S. Nagata, Y. Ohtsuka
      Pages 161-165

    7. The General Approach to Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Infection in Russia

      • Tatiana E. Guembitskaia, Ludmila A. Vishnyakova, Ludmila A. Zhelenina, Nikolai J. Kapranov
      Pages 167-173

    8. Cystic Fibrosis in Israel: Clinical and Microbiological Aspects

      • Eitan Kerem, Joseph Rivlin, Yaacov Yahav, Asher Tal, Amir Szeinberg, Itamar Shalit
      Pages 175-188

    9. The State of Cystic Fibrosis in Turkey

      • M. Demirkol, Z. Erturan, G. Hüner, T. Baykal, G. Kurdoğlu, Ö. Anğ
      Pages 189-201

    10. The General Approach to Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Infection in Greece

      • George S. Adam
      Pages 203-208

    11. The General Approach to Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Infection in Italy

      • Rita Padoan, Alessandra Pianaroli, Annamaria Giunta
      Pages 209-221

    12. The General Approach to Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Infection in Spain

      • Sira Carrasco, Fernando Baquero
      Pages 223-228

    13. Cystic Fibrosis in the Western Part of Germany: A General Review about Cystic Fibrosis Management

      • H.-G. Posselt
      Pages 229-238
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Infection of the lower respiratory tract is a major determinant of the course of cystic fibrosis. Although numerous efforts have been made to elucidate the specific mechanisms predisposing the respiratory mucosa of cystic fibrosis patients to infection, so far no clinically relevant procedures for completely effective prevention or control of infection have resulted. Hence, in dealing with infections in cystic fibrosis, we continue to rely mainly on antimicrobials. Antiinfective measures are inseparably correlated with microbiology, and the quality of antiinfec­ tive therapy directly reflects the quality of microbial monitoring. Vali­ dated guidelines for microbiologic testing and antiinfective use need to be developed and made available to all health providers and their cystic fibrosis patients. Several years ago, the editors cochaired a symposium at the Interna­ tional Congress of Chemotherapy on the Global Perspectives of Micro­ biological and Clinical Infectious Diseases in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. During this half-day symposium, the editors heard reports from several countries around the world with an alarming range of survival for patients with cystic fibrosis. This sent a dramatic message to us that the understanding of this disease, its diagnosis, management and prevention was different in various countries and that patients may be inconsistently served. That is how our journey began.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Max von Pettenkofer-Institut, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany

    Adolf Bauernfeind

  • University of California at Irvine, Long Beach, USA

    Melvin I. Marks

  • Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Miller Children’s Hospital, Long Beach, USA

    Melvin I. Marks

  • Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden

    Birgitta Strandvik

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