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Cystic Fibrosis Weekly Update Contents: Ultrasound Patterns May Predict CF Liver Disease, Study Suggests Respiratory Infection Candidate AB569 Kills Resistant Bacteria, Study Shows Ultrasound Patterns May Predict CF Liver Disease, Study Suggests Mar 04, 2020 07:30 am | Marisa Wexler MS Liver ultrasounds can help identify children with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are at higher risk of developing liver disease, a new study shows. The study, “Heterogeneous Liver on Research Ultrasound Identifies Children with Cystic Fibrosis at High Risk of Advanced Liver Disease: Interim Results of a Prospective Observational Case-Controlled Study,” was published in The Journal […] The post Ultrasound Patterns May Predict CF Liver Disease, Study Suggests appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More Respiratory Infection Candidate AB569 Kills Resistant Bacteria, Study Shows Mar 03, 2020 07:00 am | Margarida Azevedo, MSc AB569 is safe and effective at killing bacteria resistant to traditional antibiotics, in particular Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), an important disease-exacerbating microbe in cystic fibrosis (CF), a study showed. The study, “AB569, a nontoxic chemical tandem that kills major human pathogenic bacteria,” was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States […] The post Respiratory Infection Candidate AB569 Kills Resistant Bacteria, Study Shows appeared first on Cystic Fibrosis News Today. Read More   Recent News Elsevier Opens Books, Review Articles to Rare Disease Researchers Starting Feb. 29 We Need to Change Our Language When Discussing Mental Health FDA Grants Fast Track Status to Translate Bio’s RNA-Based Therapy MRT5005 My Experience with Trikafta Has Been More Difficult Than Expected Organoid-Based Personalized Medicine Trial Enrollment Complete