Early-Life Infection in Cystic Fibrosis and Lung Disease Progression

Lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) starts early, with studies identifying abnormalities on chest computed tomography (CT) scan even in infancy. In this retrospective study, abnormal chest CT was the main outcome; body mass index (BMI) z score and forced expiratory volume percent predicted (FEV 1 %...

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Main Authors: Argyri Petrocheilou MD, Maria Papagrigoriou-Theodoridou MD, Athanasios Michos MD, Stavros-Eleftherios Doudounakis MD, Ioanna Loukou MD, Athanasios Kaditis MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-11-01
Series:Global Pediatric Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X17738465