non-CF bronchiectasis

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

Young Bronchiectasis Patients Less Prepared to Shift to Adult Healthcare, NZ Study Finds

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Young patients with non-CF bronchiectasis are less prepared than those with cystic fibrosis (CF) to transition from pediatric to adult healthcare services, a study in New Zealand has found. This ... Read more

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020

Causes, Symptoms of Non-CF Bronchiectasis Have Changed in Children, Study Suggests

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Children diagnosed with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis since 2002 have better lung function at diagnosis, distinct disease causes, and higher frequency of sputum infections, compared to children followed in the same ... Read more

September 27, 2018

Chronic P. Aeruginosa Infection Greatly Raises Risk of Flares in Non-CF Bronchiectasis, Study Shows

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People with non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis are at a significantly greater risk of exacerbations if they have chronic infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common bacteria that produces specific virulence factors, according to researchers in ... Read more

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017

Bayer’s Ciprofloxacin DPI Shows Promise in Treating Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

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Bayer is conducting two Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating ciprofloxacin Dry Powder for Inhalation (ciprofloxacin DPI) as a treatment for non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis, and preliminary data show promising results. The ... Read more

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017

Aradigm Advances Development of Linhaliq (Formerly Pulmaquin) for Non-CF Bronchiectasis

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Aradigm discussed data from Phase 3 trials assessing the company’s inhaled form of ciprofloxacin, called Linhaliq (formerly known as Pulmaquin), with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to advance the drug’s development and obtain marketing ... Read more

April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

Mast’s New Therapy for Chronic Lung Infection Enters Phase 1/2 Trial

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AIR001, a new treatment for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in patients with lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, will be evaluated in an open-label Phase 1/2 clinical trial, according ... Read more

January 17, 2017January 17, 2017

Aerobika Device Shows Promise for Non-CF Bronchiectasis Patients

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Recent research shows that non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis patients responded well to airway maintenance therapy using Aerobika, a drug-free device developed by Monaghan Medical. The study reporting the findings, “Non-Cystic Fibrosis ... Read more

November 5, 2015August 28, 2017

Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients Successfully Treated with Inhaled Antibiotics

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Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina recently reported on the differences between patients with non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis treated with or without inhaled antibiotics, and showed that treatment ... Read more

June 26, 2015June 26, 2015

Review Explores Gender Predisposition to Mycobacterial Infections in Patients with Non-CF Bronchiectasis

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In a recent review published in the International Journal of Mycobacteriology, a team of researchers examined the factors that might contribute to the predisposition of women to developing Nontuberculous mycobacterial ... Read more