With the CF Research News, we aim to bridge the gap between people with CF and the researchers investigating CF and how best to treat those with the condition.
We want to provide access to patients, parents, relatives, friends and caregivers of patients with CF to all scientific work mainly published in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis (JCF).

All PDF files published hereunder are lay version summaries of work published in the JCF.

June 2015

Title: Multicenter Observational Study on Factors and Outcomes Associated with Various Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Types in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Authors
Muhlebach MS, Heltshe SL, Popowitch EB, Miller MB, Thompson V, Kloster M, Ferkol T, Hoover WC, Schechter MS, Saiman L; STAR-CF Study Team
References
Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2015 Jun;12(6):864-71. 
Keywords
Panton–Valentine leukocidin, SCCmec type, clinic visits, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, risk factor
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June 2015

Title: The Impact of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator Disruption on Cardiac Function and Stress Response
Authors
Kai Jiang, Sen Jiao, Megan Vitko, Rebecca Darrah, Chris A. Flask, Craig A. Hodges, Xin Yu
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2015 Jun 25. pii: S1569-1993(15)00151-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2015.06.003
Keywords
CFTR, cardiac myocyte, left ventricular function, β-adrenergic stimulation
Theme
CFTR/Basic Science
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Title: Fungal contamination of nebuliser devices used by people with cystic fibrosis
Authors
D. Peckham, K. Williams, S. Wynne, M. Denton, K. Pollard, R. Barton
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2015 Jun 20. pii: S1569-1993(15)00153-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2015.06.004.
Keywords
Biofilm, Device, Fungi, Nebuliser
Theme
Microbiology
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Title: Electronic Monitoring Reveals Highly Variable Adherence Patterns In Patients Prescribed Ivacaftor
Authors
Christopher M. Siracusa, Jamie Ryan, Lisa Burns, Yu Wang, Nanhua Zhang, John P. Clancy, Dennis Drotar
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2015 Jun 11. pii: S1569-1993(15)00124-1.
Keywords
Adherence, Potentiator, Pediatric
Theme
Epidemiology/Models of care
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Title: Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium abscessus complex isolates in Ireland
Authors
C O’Driscoll, J Konjek, B Heym, MM Fitzgibbon, BJ Plant, M Ni Chroinin, D Mullane, M Lynch-Healy, GD Corcoran, K Schaffer, TR Rogers, MB Prentice
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2015 Jun 10. pii: S1569-1993(15)00122-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2015.05.007
Keywords
Epidemiology, Ireland, MLST, Mycobacterium abscessus
Theme
Microbiology
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Title: Streptococcus pneumoniae oropharyngeal colonization in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis
Authors
Susanna Esposito, Carla Colombo, Antonella Tosco, Enza Montemitro, Sonia Volpi, Luca Ruggiero, Mara Lelii, Arianna Bisogno, Claudio Pelucchi, Nicola Principi, for the Italian Pneumococcal Study Group on Cystic Fibrosis
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2015 Jun 3. pii: S1569-1993(15)00123-X
Keywords
Pneumococcal carrier, Pneumococcal colonization, Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Pneumococcal vaccination, Streptococcus pneumoniae
Theme
Microbiology
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Title: Identification of outer membrane Porin D as a vitronectin-binding factor in cystic fibrosis clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Authors
Magnus Paulsson, Birendra Singh, Tamim Al-Jubair, Yu-Ching Su, Niels Høiby, Kristian Riesbeck
References
J Cyst Fibros. 2015 Jun 2. pii: S1569-1993(15)00120-4
Keywords
Adhesion molecules, Extracellular matrix, Porin D, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vitronectin
Theme
CFTR/Basic Science
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