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Comparison of cough plates and cough swabs for detecting respiratory pathogens in non-expectorating children with cystic fibrosis (2019)
Thesis
Kemball, B. M. H. (2019). Comparison of cough plates and cough swabs for detecting respiratory pathogens in non-expectorating children with cystic fibrosis. (Thesis). Keele University

Background
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive, multisystem disorder affecting ion transportation across epithelial membranes. Respiratory complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality and CF lung disease is characterised... Read More about Comparison of cough plates and cough swabs for detecting respiratory pathogens in non-expectorating children with cystic fibrosis.

Strategies to prevent kidney injury from antibiotics in individuals with cystic fibrosis (2018)
Thesis
Ditchfield, N. (2018). Strategies to prevent kidney injury from antibiotics in individuals with cystic fibrosis. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/417942

Kidney damage in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is most commonly caused by antibiotics, such as aminoglycosides, which are used to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA). I conducted a survey of UK CF centres which showed a high rate of use of aminoglycosi... Read More about Strategies to prevent kidney injury from antibiotics in individuals with cystic fibrosis.