New model provides better understanding of lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis – News-Medical.net

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 19 2020
For young people with cystic fibrosis, lung infection with Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, is common and is treated with antibiotics in the hope that this will prevent a decline in lung function. However there has recently been debate over the role S. aureus plays in CF lung disease. Researchers from the University of Warwick have used a new model of CF lungs which could be used to make better decisions about future use of antibiotics.
S. aureus is commonly…

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