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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Rethinking Our Reactions to ‘Five Feet Apart’ Avycaz May Be Effective for Multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa Infections in CF Patients, Study Suggests In Defense of ‘Five Feet Apart’ — Sort of Inhaled Hypertonic Saline Eases CF Symptoms and Helps Infants Breathe Easier, Trial Finds Rethinking Our Reactions to ‘Five Feet Apart’ Nov 14, 2018 09:00 am | Janeil Whitworth The trailer for “Five Feet Apart,” the spring 2019 film about two people with cystic fibrosis (CF) falling in love despite cross-infection guidelines, dropped on social media this month. Like every other person with CF, I clicked on the trailer eager to see what my disease looks like on the big screen. The trailer reassured […] The post Rethinking Our Reactions to ‘Five Feet Apart’ appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Avycaz May Be Effective for Multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa Infections in CF Patients, Study Suggests Nov 14, 2018 07:00 am | Jose Marques Lopes, PhD Antibacterial Avycaz (ceftazidime-avibactam) showed significant in vitro efficacy against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa collected from the sputum of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, according to a recent study. The study, “Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa from sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis demonstrates a high rate of susceptibility to ceftazidime–avibactam,” was published in the journal Infection and Drug Resistance. In the U.S., […] The post Avycaz May Be Effective for Multidrug-resistant P. aeruginosa Infections in CF Patients, Study Suggests appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More In Defense of ‘Five Feet Apart’ — Sort of Nov 13, 2018 09:00 am | Brad Dell The cystic fibrosis community gets buzzing at the news of a successful Vertex trial or when a well-respected researcher even casually mentions the word “marijuana.” When a trailer for a fictional romance movie about cystic fibrosis was released, our community was more of an angry swarm than a happy buzz. Not much has been as […] The post In Defense of ‘Five Feet Apart’ — Sort of appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Inhaled Hypertonic Saline Eases CF Symptoms and Helps Infants Breathe Easier, Trial Finds Nov 13, 2018 08:00 am | Santiago Gisler Inhalation of hypertonic saline can help babies with cystic fibrosis to breathe better and relieve CF symptoms, according to a new trial. Researchers safely measured lung airflow in infants and observed an improved lung clearance after one year of treatment. Trial results were published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, in an […] The post Inhaled Hypertonic Saline Eases CF Symptoms and Helps Infants Breathe Easier, Trial Finds appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News Exciting Revelations from the NACFC 2018 Poster Sessions, Part 3 Liver Disease Doesn’t Worsen Lung Function Decline in CF Patients, Study Reports Majority of CF Patients in Small Study Treated with Antibiotics at Levels Too Low to Fight Lung Infections Worse CF Lung Outcomes Linked with Mutations Causing Iron Overload Disorder, Study Finds Anton Yelchin Foundation Donates $1M to USC’s Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at Keck Hospital