The scientists performed the tests in a laboratory setting using 100 different bacterial strains isolated from the lungs of
pediatric cystic fibrosis patients of Seattle Children's Hospital and 42 bacterial strains isolated from hospitalized adult patients at UPMC.
Experts agree the treatment is transformative for
patients with the Cheevers» form of CF. «We have just started using it in practice,» says Henry Dorkin, a
pediatric pulmonary specialist and director of the
Cystic Fibrosis Center at Children's Hospital in Boston.
In the Comer Emergency Department, pediatricians,
pediatric surgeons, nurses, social workers and other professionals will treat the most complex cases — not only those with traumatic injuries but also
patients with all types of severe illnesses who need emergency specialty care, including
patients with congenital heart disease,
cystic fibrosis, cancer and neurological disorders.