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"Pathogen Eradication" and "Emerging Pathogens": Difficult Definitions in Cystic Fibrosis

scientific article published on 27 August 2018

'All illness is personal to that individual': a qualitative study of patients' perspectives on treatment adherence in bronchiectasis

scientific article

A general protein O-glycosylation machinery conserved in Burkholderia species improves bacterial fitness and elicits glycan immunogenicity in humans

scientific article published on 26 July 2019

A multifaceted intervention to reduce antimicrobial prescribing in care homes: a non-randomised feasibility study and process evaluation

scientific article published in 2020

Acquired resistance to macrolides in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from cystic fibrosis patients

scientific article published on 19 May 2017

Activity of hypothiocyanite and lactoferrin (ALX-009) against respiratory cystic fibrosis pathogens in sputum

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Activity of innate antimicrobial peptides and ivacaftor against clinical cystic fibrosis respiratory pathogens.

scientific article published on 27 June 2017

Airway infection, systemic inflammation and lung clearance index in children and adults with cystic fibrosis

scientific article published on 31 January 2018

Anaerobic bacteria cultured from cystic fibrosis airways correlate to milder disease: a multisite study

scientific article published on 11 July 2018

Antibiotic resistance in Prevotella species isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis

scientific article published on 21 May 2013

Antibiotic susceptibility of planktonic- and biofilm-grown staphylococci isolated from implant-associated infections: should MBEC and nature of biofilm formation replace MIC?

scientific article published on April 2017

Antifungal photodynamic therapy.

scientific article published on 26 November 2007

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Northern Europe.

scientific article published on 29 August 2016

Antimicrobial activity of fosfomycin and tobramycin in combination against cystic fibrosis pathogens under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

scientific article published on 03 December 2011

Antimicrobial prescribing in European nursing homes

scientific article published on 19 May 2011

Antimicrobial prescribing in nursing homes in Northern Ireland: results of two point-prevalence surveys.

scientific article published in October 2011

Antimicrobial resistance in the respiratory microbiota of people with cystic fibrosis

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Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria isolated from orthopedic implants following revision hip surgery.

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Antimicrobial susceptibility of non-fermenting Gram-negative pathogens isolated from cystic fibrosis patients

scientific article published on 19 September 2018

Assessment of Encrustation Behaviour on Urinary Tract Biomaterials ⬇️

scientific article published on October 1, 1997

Assessment of urinary tract biomaterial encrustation using a modified Robbins device continuous flow model

scientific article published on 01 January 1997

Avibactam confers susceptibility to a large proportion of ceftazidime-resistantPseudomonas aeruginosaisolates recovered from cystic fibrosis patients

scientific article published on 14 January 2015

BIIL 284 reduces neutrophil numbers but increases P. aeruginosa bacteremia and inflammation in mouse lungs

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Biofilm and biofilm-related encrustation of urinary tract devices

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

Biofilm formation by bacteria isolated from retrieved failed prosthetic hip implants in an in vitro model of hip arthroplasty antibiotic prophylaxis.

scientific article published in January 2007

British Thoracic Society Guideline for bronchiectasis in adults

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

British Thoracic Society guideline for bronchiectasis in adults

scientific article published on 28 December 2018

CAMP factor homologues in Propionibacterium acnes: a new protein family differentially expressed by types I and II.

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CORK Study in Cystic Fibrosis: Sustained Improvements in Ultra-Low-Dose Chest CT Scores After CFTR Modulation With Ivacaftor.

scientific article published on 13 October 2017

Changes in antibiotic susceptibility in staphylococci habituated to sub-lethal concentrations of tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia)

scientific article published on 01 October 2008

Characterisation of eppin function: expression and activity in the lung

scientific article published on 13 July 2017

Characterization and assessment of a novel poly(ethylene oxide)/polyurethane composite hydrogel (Aquavene�) as a ureteral stent biomaterial ⬇️

scientific article published on March 15, 1998

Chronic lung disease in common variable immune deficiency (CVID): A pathophysiological role for microbial and non-B cell immune factors

scientific article published on 10 January 2017

Cluster randomised controlled trial of an infection control education and training intervention programme focusing on meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in nursing homes for older people

scientific article published on 07 May 2010

Community dynamics and the lower airway microbiota in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, smokers and healthy non-smokers.

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Comparative assessment of ureteral stent biomaterial encrustation

scientific article published on 01 August 1996

Comparative evaluation of 2,3-bis [2-methyloxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl]-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxanilide (XTT) and 2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2, 4-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium, monosodium salt (WST-8) rapid colorimetric assays for

scientific article published on 29 September 2007

Comparison of microbiomes from different niches of upper and lower airways in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis

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Corrigendum to 'Efficacy of a standard meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus decolonisation protocol in routine clinical practice' [Journal of Hospital Infection (2010) 93-98].

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Criteria required for an acceptable point-of-care test for UTI detection: Obtaining consensus using the Delphi technique.

scientific article published on 7 June 2018

Delivery of Methylene Blue and meso-tetra (N-methyl-4-pyridyl) porphine tetra tosylate from cross-linked poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels: a potential means of photodynamic therapy of infected wounds.

scientific article published in July 2009

Delivery of photosensitisers and light through mucus: investigations into the potential use of photodynamic therapy for treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cystic fibrosis pulmonary infection

scientific article published on 17 November 2006

Detection of Anaerobic Bacteria in High Numbers in Sputum from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

scientific article published on 08 February 2008

Detection of prosthetic joint biofilm infection using immunological and molecular techniques

scientific article published on 01 January 1999

Development of a model for assessment of biomaterial encrustation in the upper urinary tract

scientific article published on 01 May 1996

Development of a rapid colorimetric time-kill assay for determining the in vitro activity of ceftazidime and tobramycin in combination against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Drug and light delivery strategies for photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) of pulmonary pathogens: a pilot study

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Effect of oxygen limitation on the in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown planktonically and as biofilms.

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Effect of pH on the antimicrobial susceptibility of planktonic and biofilm-grown clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates.

scientific article published in January 2007

Effect of reduced pH on inorganic polyphosphate accumulation by Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Effect of sub-lethal challenge with Photodynamic Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (PACT) on the antibiotic susceptibility of clinical bacterial isolates.

scientific article published on 11 February 2010

Efficacy of Pseudomonas aeruginosa eradication regimens in bronchiectasis

scientific article published on 12 April 2017

Efficacy of a standard meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus decolonisation protocol in routine clinical practice

scientific article published on 17 March 2010

Electrically-responsive anti-adherent hydrogels for photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy ⬇️

scientific article published on May 24, 2012

Eradication and phenotypic tolerance of Burkholderia cenocepacia biofilms exposed to atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma.

scientific article published on 22 April 2016

Evaluation of a poly(vinyl pyrollidone)-coated biomaterial for urological use.

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Evaluation of the ability of LL-37 to neutralise LPS in vitro and ex vivo.

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Evidence of persistence of Prevotella spp. in the cystic fibrosis lung.

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Formation of Propionibacterium acnes biofilms on orthopaedic biomaterials and their susceptibility to antimicrobials.

scientific article published in August 2003

Fosfomycin and tobramycin in combination downregulate nitrate reductase genes narG and narH, resulting in increased activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa under anaerobic conditions.

scientific article published on 19 August 2013

Improved detection of infection in hip replacements. A currently underestimated problem

scientific article published on 01 July 1998

Improving prescribing of antibiotics in long-term care: resistant to change?

scientific article published in April 2013

In vitro activity of tea-tree oil against clinical skin isolates of meticillin-resistant and -sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci growing planktonically and as biofilms

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

In vitro study of the efficacy of acrylic bone cement loaded with supplementary amounts of gentamicin: effect on mechanical properties, antibiotic release, and biofilm formation.

scientific article published in December 2007

In vitro testing of chitosan in gentamicin-loaded bone cement: no antimicrobial effect and reduced mechanical performance

scientific article published on 01 December 2008

Incorporation of chitosan in acrylic bone cement: effect on antibiotic release, bacterial biofilm formation and mechanical properties.

scientific article published on 12 February 2008

Incorporation of large amounts of gentamicin sulphate into acrylic bone cement: effect on handling and mechanical properties, antibiotic release, and biofilm formation.

scientific article published in April 2008

Infection control and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus decolonization: the perspective of nursing home staff

scientific article published on 22 June 2012

Infection control strategies for preventing the transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes for older people

scientific article (published 2013-11-19)

Infection control strategies for preventing the transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes for older people

scientific article (publication date: 7 December 2011)

Infection control strategies for preventing the transmission of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in nursing homes for older people

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Inflammatory and immunological biomarkers are not related to survival in adults with Cystic Fibrosis.

scientific article published on 13 July 2013

Interventions to Improve Antimicrobial Stewardship for Older People in Care Homes: A Systematic Review

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Lack of Association Between Haptoglobin Phenotype and Cystic Fibrosis Outcomes

scientific article published on 14 September 2015

Lung Clearance Index in Adults and Children With Cystic Fibrosis

scientific article published on 6 July 2016

Lung microbiota and bacterial abundance in patients with bronchiectasis when clinically stable and during exacerbation

scientific article published on May 2013

MRSA eradication of newly acquired lower respiratory tract infection in cystic fibrosis

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Macrolides and bronchiectasis: clinical benefit with a resistance price

scientific article published in March 2013

Mechanisms of intrinsic resistance and acquired susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from cystic fibrosis patients to temocillin, a revived antibiotic

scientific article published on 16 January 2017

Mechanisms of reduced susceptibility and genotypic prediction of antibiotic resistance in Prevotella isolated from cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF patients

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Microbiology review series: CF microbiology - -Towards 2020 and beyond

scientific article published on 12 April 2015

Modulation of gel formation and drug-release characteristics of lidocaine-loaded poly(vinyl alcohol)-tetraborate hydrogel systems using scavenger polyol sugars.

scientific article published on 9 February 2008

Molecular detection of CF lung pathogens: current status and future potential

scientific article published on 10 February 2013

Novel freeze-dried DDA and TPGS liposomes are suitable for nasal delivery of vaccine.

scientific article published on 5 September 2017

Photodynamic Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (PACT) in combination with antibiotics for treatment of Burkholderia cepacia complex infection

scientific article published on 31 October 2011

Predictors of adherence to treatment in bronchiectasis

scientific article published on 25 April 2015

Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Residents and Staff in Nursing Homes in Northern Ireland

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

Production of extended-spectrum β-lactamases and the potential indirect pathogenic role of Prevotella isolates from the cystic fibrosis respiratory microbiota

scientific article published on 29 December 2015

Propionibacterium acnes types I and II represent phylogenetically distinct groups

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Proteomic profile of cystic fibrosis sputum cells in adults chronically infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

scientific article published on 05 July 2017

Rapid colorimetric assay for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

scientific article published on May 2004

Rapid detection of MRSA in a routine diagnostic laboratory using a real-time PCR assay

scientific article published on 27 August 2007

Reduced bacterial colony count of anaerobic bacteria is associated with a worsening in lung clearance index and inflammation in cystic fibrosis.

scientific article published on 20 May 2015

Resistance development of cystic fibrosis respiratory pathogens when exposed to fosfomycin and tobramycin alone and in combination under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

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Sputum antibiotic concentrations: implications for treatment of cystic fibrosis lung infection.

scientific article published in November 2007

The Role of Short-Chain Fatty Acids, Produced by Anaerobic Bacteria, in the Cystic Fibrosis Airway

scientific article published on 12 August 2015

The adult cystic fibrosis airway microbiota is stable over time and infection type, and highly resilient to antibiotic treatment of exacerbations

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The future of antimicrobial therapy in the era of antibiotic resistance in cystic fibrosis pulmonary infection.

scientific article published on August 2013

The lung and gut microbiome: what has to be taken into consideration for cystic fibrosis?

scientific article published on 25 November 2018

The role of anaerobic bacteria in the cystic fibrosis airway.

scientific article published on 21 July 2016

Timing of hypertonic saline and airway clearance techniques in adults with cystic fibrosis during pulmonary exacerbation: pilot data from a randomised crossover study

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Training in multiple breath washout testing for respiratory physiotherapists.

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Treatment adherence and health outcomes in patients with bronchiectasis

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Treatment of a cochlear implant biofilm infection: a potential role for alternative antimicrobial agents

scientific article published on 10 March 2010

Types I and II Represent Phylogenetically Distinct Groups

scientific article published in 2010

Use of breakpoint combination sensitivity testing as a simple and convenient method to evaluate the combined effects of ceftazidime and tobramycin on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia complex isolates in vitro.

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Use of culture and molecular analysis to determine the effect of antibiotic treatment on microbial community diversity and abundance during exacerbation in patients with cystic fibrosis

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