Standard care versus protocol based therapy for new onset Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis
Mayer‐Hamblett N, Rosenfeld M, Treggiari MM, Konstan MW, Retsch‐Bogart G, Morgan W, Wagener J, Gibson RL, Khan U, Emerson J, Thompson V, Elkin EP, Ramsey BW, for the EPIC E. Standard care versus protocol based therapy for new onset Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology 2013, 48: 943-953. PMID: 23818295, PMCID: PMC4059359, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.22693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobramycin inhalation solutionHistorical controlsCystic fibrosisTrial participantsCulture positivityPA recurrenceDifferent antibiotic regimensHistorical control cohortInitial eradication therapyIncidence of hospitalizationStandard of careAntibiotic regimensEradication therapyRespiratory symptomsStandard careHospitalization outcomesHospitalization ratesCare treatmentControl cohortInhalation solutionAntimicrobial therapyClinical trialsEpidemiologic studiesInfection controlEligibility criteria