Initial Pseudomonas aeruginosa treatment failure is associated with exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Mayer‐Hamblett N, Kronmal RA, Gibson RL, Rosenfeld M, Retsch‐Bogart G, Treggiari MM, Burns JL, Khan U, Ramsey BW, Investigators F. Initial Pseudomonas aeruginosa treatment failure is associated with exacerbations in cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology 2011, 47: 125-134. PMID: 21830317, PMCID: PMC3214247, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExacerbation riskInitial eradicationCystic fibrosisPseudomonas aeruginosa acquisitionInitial antibiotic treatmentPositive respiratory culturesPA recurrenceProportional hazards modelSymptom-based definitionEPIC trialPulmonary exacerbationsAntibiotic therapyTreatment failureClinical benefitPA infectionRespiratory culturesSubsequent exacerbationAntibiotic treatmentEarly eradicationHigh riskNegative culturesExacerbationHazards modelSignificant predictorsTrials