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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The COVID-19 global pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has had a dramatic impact that is still ongoing around the world. Cystic fibrosis (CF) has been identified as a possible risk factor of poor outcome. RECENT FINDINGS Data collected by multiple National CF registries around the world have indicated that persons with CF (PwCF) are not more likely to be affected by SARS-CoV-2 than the general population. The course of SARS-CoV-2 is usually mild in PwCF who are relatively young. Severe outcomes have been described in patients with low lung function and in those with immune suppression (i.e. solid organ transplantation). Indirect impact of the pandemic on the CF community has also been observed, including difficulties in the organization of CF care, leading to a dramatic increase in telehealth for PwCF. The pandemic has further affected clinical research by complicating ongoing clinical trials. Vaccination appears important to all PwCF, with special priority on developing adequate vaccination scheme for transplant recipients. Long-term effects of COVID-19 on the CF population remains unknown. SUMMARY The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant impacts on PwCF and on healthcare professionals who provide specialized CF care and clinical research.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pierre-Régis Burgel
- Université de Paris, Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016
- Respiratory Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis National Reference Center, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- CF Foundation Therapeutics Development Network Coordinating Center, Seattle Children's Research Institute
- Department of Pediatrics
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Smith KA, Gill AS, Beswick DM, Meeks H, Oakley GM, Yim M, Curtin K, Orlandi RR, Alt JA. Cystic Fibrosis Increases Long-Term Revision Rates of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in Patients With Comorbid Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2021; 36:222-228. [PMID: 34665045 DOI: 10.1177/19458924211046719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Comorbid chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) of adulthood is increasing among patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) due to improved median survival. However, little is known about the natural history of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in this cohort. The objective of this study was to evaluate the revision rate of ESS and associated risk factors among adults with CRS and CF (CRSwCF). Methods: The Utah Population Database was queried for patients age >18 with CRS who underwent at least one ESS between 1996 and 2018. Demographic information and ESS history were collected and compared for CRSwCF versus CRS without CF (CRSsCF) using chi-square and t-tests. Risk factors for revision were analyzed using Cox proportional hazard models and logistic regression analysis. Results: A total of 34 050 patients (33 639 CRSsCF and 411 CRSwCF) were included in the final analysis. The mean duration of follow-up was 9.3 and 9.3 years, respectively (P = .98). Adult patients with CF were significantly more likely to undergo revision ESS (18.7%) than those without CF (13.4%; P < .01). Logistic regression analysis indicated that a diagnosis of CF independently elevated the risk for revision ESS in the absence of nasal polyps (odds ratio [OR] 2.18, confidence interval [CI] 1.34-3.54), asthma (OR 1.36, CI 0.94-1.98), and allergies (OR 1.29, CI 0.90-1.73). Conclusion: In the era before highly effective modulator therapies, the mean revision rate of ESS among adults with CRSwCF was 18.7%, significantly greater than that of adults with CRSsCF. CF was an independent risk factor for revision ESS in the absence of nasal polyps, asthma, and allergies.
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- 20270Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- 23346Louisiana State University Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, USA
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- 20270Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.,12348University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Gibilaro JM, Keating C, Benvenuto L, Kramer A, Privorotskiy A, Zheng Y, Leu CS, DiMango E. Survival in cystic fibrosis after acute respiratory failure supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and/or invasive mechanical ventilation. J Cyst Fibros 2021; 21:669-674. [PMID: 34479809 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2021.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Despite therapeutic advances, people with cystic fibrosis (CF) develop progressive worsening and exacerbations of their lung disease, which can lead to acute respiratory failure. Historically, survival after mechanical ventilation (MV) has been poor. Outcomes related to use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have not been well described in CF. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of adult patients with CF admitted to the ICU for acute respiratory failure and requiring invasive MV with or without ECMO between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2016. Separate analysis for the subgroup of MV patients who were eligible for transplant was conducted. RESULTS Mortality for all patients with respiratory failure requiring advanced support was 37%. Ten of 28 (36%) MV patients, 10 of 26 (38%) ECMO+MV patients and 7 of the 21 (33%) transplant eligible MV patients died. Intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) was 24.5±16.6 days for ECMO+MV; 12.9±9.0 days for MV (p=0.001), and 12.3 ±10 days for transplant eligible MV patients (p=0.005 for ECMO+MV comparison). Seven transplant eligible MV patients (33%) and 16 ECMO+MV patients (62%) underwent lung transplantation (p<0.001) during the hospital admission. One and 2-year survival for individuals who survived ICU admission was similar regardless of mode of support. Cox-proportional hazards model did not yield any variables that significantly influenced ICU mortality, 1-year or 2-year mortality. CONCLUSION Survival for CF patients with acute respiratory failure requiring MV with or without ECMO has improved over time. ECMO may be an appropriate modality for respiratory support in patients with CF and acute respiratory failure who have greater risk of death from MV alone.
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
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- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USA.
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Chotirmall SH, Leither LM, Çoruh B, Chan LLY, Joudi AM, Brown SM, Singer BD, Seam N. Update in COVID-19 2020. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2021; 203:1462-1471. [PMID: 33835905 PMCID: PMC8483226 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.202102-0415up] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- Sanjay H Chotirmall
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah.,Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah.,Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, and.,Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; and
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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Ji Q, Hou J, Yong X, Gong G, Muddassir M, Tang T, Xie J, Fan W, Chen X. Targeted Dual Small Interfering Ribonucleic Acid Delivery via Non-Viral Polymeric Vectors for Pulmonary Fibrosis Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007798. [PMID: 33604928 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Inhibiting the myofibroblast differentiation of lung-resident mesenchymal stem cells (LR-MSCs) is a promising yet challenging approach for pulmonary fibrosis (PF) therapy. Here, micelles formed by a graft copolymer of multiple PEGs modified branched polyethylenimine are used for delivering runt-related transcription factor-1 (RUNX1) small interfering RNA (siRNA) (siRUNX1) to the lung, aiming to inhibit the myofibroblast differentiation of LR-MSCs. LR-MSC targeting is achieved by functionalizing the micelle surface with an anti-stem-cell antigen-1 antibody fragment (Fab'). Consequently, therapeutic benefits are obtained by successful suppression of myofibroblast differentiation of LR-MSCs in bleomycin-induced PF model mice treated with siRUNX1-loaded micelles. Furthermore, an excellent synergistic effect of PF therapy is achieved for this micelle system loaded siRUNX1 and glioma-associated oncogene homolog-1 (Gli1) small interfering RNA (siGli1), a traditional anti-PF siRNA of glioma-associated oncogene homolog-1. Hence, this work not only provides RUNX1 as a novel PF therapeutic target, but also as a promising dual siRNA-loaded nanocarrier system for the therapy of PF.
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- Qijian Ji
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xuyi People's Hospital, 28 Hongwu Road, Xuyi, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 211700, China
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210002, China
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- Immunology and Reproduction Biology Laboratory & State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, China
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- Department of Nuclear Science & Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 211106, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210002, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging and Functional Imaging, Department of Radiology, Zhongda Hospital, Medical School, Southeast University, 87 Dingjiaqiao Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery for Metabolic Diseases, Center of Advanced Pharmaceuticals and Biomaterials, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, China
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119228, Singapore
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Manti S, Parisi GF, Papale M, Mulè E, Aloisio D, Rotolo N, Leonardi S. Looking beyond pulmonary disease in COVID-19: A lesson from patients with cystic fibrosis. Med Hypotheses 2021; 147:110481. [PMID: 33421691 PMCID: PMC7834376 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2020.110481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused more than 52.775.271 million confirmed cases, 1.293.106 deaths, globally, and afflicted 208 countries, areas, or territories; and almost three months have passed since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. Despite the dramatic and global impact of the Coronavirus, the knowledge about the SARS-CoV-2 infection has been improved remarkably. Herein, we provided the rationale for SARS-CoV-2 infection as endothelial dysfunction rather than respiratory disease. Accordingly, we strongly invited the researchers to look beyond pulmonary injury and shift their attention from respiratory disease to endothelial disorder. This strategy could be particularly relevant to identifying therapeutic weapons stabilizing the endothelium rather than the lungs.
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- Sara Manti
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pediatric Respiratory Unit, San Marco Hospital, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pediatric Respiratory Unit, San Marco Hospital, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pediatric Respiratory Unit, San Marco Hospital, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pediatric Respiratory Unit, San Marco Hospital, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pediatric Respiratory Unit, San Marco Hospital, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pediatric Respiratory Unit, San Marco Hospital, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Pediatric Respiratory Unit, San Marco Hospital, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123 Catania, Italy
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McElvaney OJ, O'Connor E, McEvoy NL, Fraughan DD, Clarke J, McElvaney OF, Gunaratnam C, O'Rourke J, Curley GF, McElvaney NG. Alpha-1 antitrypsin for cystic fibrosis complicated by severe cytokinemic COVID-19. J Cyst Fibros 2021; 20:31-35. [PMID: 33288475 PMCID: PMC7678455 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2020.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The clinical course of severe COVID-19 in cystic fibrosis (CF) is incompletely understood. We describe the use of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) as a salvage therapy in a critically unwell patient with CF (PWCF) who developed COVID-19 while awaiting lung transplantation. METHODS IV AAT was administered at 120 mg/kg/week for 4 consecutive weeks. Levels of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and soluble TNF receptor 1 (sTNFR1) were assessed at regular intervals in plasma, with IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8 and neutrophil elastase (NE) activity measured in airway secretions. Levels were compared to baseline and historic severe exacerbation measurements. RESULTS Systemic and airway inflammatory markers were increased compared to both prior exacerbation and baseline levels, in particular IL-6, IL-1β and NE activity. Following each AAT dose, rapid decreases in each inflammatory parameter were observed. These were matched by marked clinical and radiographic improvement. CONCLUSIONS The results support further investigation of AAT as a COVID-19 therapeutic, and re-exploration of its use in CF.
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- Oliver J McElvaney
- Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland,Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland,Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland,Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland,Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland,Corresponding author at: Department of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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Hamad L, Kreidieh K, Nakouzi G, Lyon E, Yazbek S. Recommended measures for the efficient care of patients with genetic disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic in low and middle income countries. Am J Med Genet A 2020; 182:2841-2846. [PMID: 33067931 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.61879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in early 2020 and since, has brought about tremendous cost to economies and healthcare systems universally. Reports of pediatric patients with inherited conditions and COVID-19 infections are emerging. Specific risks for morbidity and mortality that this pandemic carries for different categories of genetic disorders are still mostly unknown. Thus, there are no specific recommendations for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of patients with genetic disorders during the COVID-19 or other pandemics. Emerging publications, from Upper-Middle Income countries (UMIC), discuss the recent experiences of genetic centers in the continuity of care for patients with genetic disorders in the context of this pandemic. Many measures to facilitate the plan to continuous genetic care in a well-developed health system, may not be applicable in Low and Middle Income countries (LMIC). With poorly structured health systems and with the lack of established genetic services, the COVID-19 pandemic will easily exacerbate the access to care for patients with genetic disease in these countries. This article focuses on the unique challenges of providing genetic healthcare services during emergency situations in LMIC countries and provides practical preparations for this and other pandemic situations.
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- Lina Hamad
- Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- HudsonAlpha Clinical Services Lab, LLC, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
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- HudsonAlpha Clinical Services Lab, LLC, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
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- Medical Laboratory Sciences Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Affiliation(s)
- Kyle D Chapman
- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and the Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University, Morgantown
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and the Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University, Morgantown
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Manti S, Parisi GF, Papale M, Mulè E, Aloisio D, Rotolo N, Leonardi S. Cystic Fibrosis: Fighting Together Against Coronavirus Infection. Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:307. [PMID: 32582746 PMCID: PMC7295902 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Sara Manti
- Pediatric Respiratory Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Pediatric Respiratory Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Pediatric Respiratory Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Pediatric Respiratory Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Pediatric Respiratory Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Pediatric Respiratory Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Pediatric Respiratory Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Mirza AA, Rad EJ, Mohabir PK. Cystic fibrosis and COVID-19: Care considerations. Respir Med Case Rep 2020; 31:101226. [PMID: 32953446 PMCID: PMC7492163 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has demanded large scale changes in patient care. People with cystic fibrosis have unique considerations, including underlying lung disease and routine aerosolizing therapies, but there is insufficient evidence to create comprehensive practice guidelines. We share a case of a patient with CF and COVID-19 as well as alterations to routine CF care at a large academic center. Key considerations include accessible COVID-19 screening, augmented infection control practices, and rapid integration of telemedicine.
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