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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Low-dose Antibiotics Preserve Airway Bacterial Diversity, but at a Cost, Study Finds Low-dose Antibiotics Preserve Airway Bacterial Diversity, but at a Cost, Study Finds Feb 27, 2019 07:00 am | Jose Marques Lopes, PhD Using lower, or suboptimal, doses of antibiotics to treat lung infections in children and young adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) leads to fewer changes in airway bacterial diversity compared to therapeutic (higher) antibiotic exposure. The findings also suggested, however, that patients receiving therapeutic doses had greater improvements in lung function. The research, “Changes in microbiome […] The post Low-dose Antibiotics Preserve Airway Bacterial Diversity, but at a Cost, Study Findsappeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News CF Science Is Unexpectedly Beautiful WODC 2019 Organizers Expect 1,200 to Attend Rare Disease Conference in April S. maltophilia Infection Does Not Raise Risk of CF-related Diabetes, Study Says Evolving Toward Becoming Visible New Gene Therapy Strategy May Reverse Effects of Disease-related Mutations, Study Shows