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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: How We Capitalize on ‘Five Feet Apart’ Targeting Bacteria Cell Wall Elements Can Fight Chronic P. aeruginosa Infection, Study Suggests How We Capitalize on ‘Five Feet Apart’ Mar 25, 2019 09:00 am | Tré LaRosa The CF community’s strength is in its powerful, far-spread voice. For people with a chronic disease, and doubly so when that chronic disease is rare like CF, it is critical for the community to be involved and educated. The CF community is exactly that. When a perfect storm brews, however, it is natural for the […] The post How We Capitalize on ‘Five Feet Apart’ appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Targeting Bacteria Cell Wall Elements Can Fight Chronic P. aeruginosa Infection, Study Suggests Mar 25, 2019 07:00 am | Alice Melão Targeting some elements in the bacterial cell wall can be an effective way to activate the immune system and fight chronic, treatment-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, according to a study. The finding was reported in a study titled “Profiling the susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from acute and chronic infections to cell-wall-targeting immune proteins,” published in […] The post Targeting Bacteria Cell Wall Elements Can Fight Chronic P. aeruginosa Infection, Study Suggests appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News New Strategy May Boost Antibiotics’ Efficacy in CF Patients, Study Suggests Having Cystic Fibrosis Doesn’t Mean Giving Up My Hobbies The Isolation of Self-employment Is Worse with CF New Method to Determine Best PERT Dose Shows Potential in Young CF Patients, Pilot Study Reports Early Viral Infections in CF Infants Associated with Lung Inflammation, Bacterial Infections, Study Finds