Nocardia Colonization: A Risk Factor for Lung Deterioration in Cystic Fibrosis Patients?

Med Sci Monit · 2015 · PMC4498443 · PMID 26125407

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The mean decline of PFTs per year during the study period was calculated for both groups of patients, and comparing them showed a trend to significance in FEV1 (−1.87% vs. −0.5% p=0.08) and FVC (−1.2% vs. +0.2% p=0.09), favoring the patients without isolation of Nocardia.

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