Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update

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Trained Sniffer Dogs Can Detect Key CF Bacteria, Study Shows

Aug 21, 2019 07:00 am | Patricia Inacio, PhD

Trained sniffer dogs are able to detect Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the most common bacteria found in people with cystic fibrosis (CF), in liquid cultures even at very low concentrations, a study shows. This potentially could be useful for detecting infections earlier in CF patients — and without the need for more invasive tests, researchers say. Findings […]
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I’m Worried Sick About My Family

Aug 20, 2019 03:00 pm | Bailey Vincent

At night I lie awake and I worry about you. I worry if you’ll drive home safely that night. If the ache in your chest is really a ticking time bomb, rather than a proton pump inhibitor problem known by most. I worry because I love, and I love because I worry. I see the […]
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S. aureus Bacteria Seen to Lose Resistance to Antibiotics When Combined with Rhamnolipids

Aug 20, 2019 08:00 am | Steve Bryson PhD

Molecules used by a bacterial species against other microbes, called rhamnolipids, can bolster the ability of a standard antibiotic to penetrate treatment-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus by essentially making holes in the membrane of its cells, a new study confirms. The study, “Chemical Induction of Aminoglycoside Uptake Overcomes Antibiotic Tolerance and Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus,” was […]
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