TY - JOUR T1 - Decreased pulmonary lactoferrin activity facilitates <em>Pseudomonas</em> biofilm formation in CF JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 54 LP - 54 DO - 10.1136/thx.2004.la0130 VL - 60 IS - 1 AU - S J Kelly Y1 - 2005/01/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/60/1/54.abstract N2 - ▴ Rogan MP, Taggart CC, Greene CM, et al. Loss of microbiological activity and increased formation of biofilm due to decreased lactoferrin activity in patients with cystic fibrosis. J Infect Dis2004;190:1245–53OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text Lactoferrin is an important antimicrobial protein in the airways. In this study lactoferrin activity and Pseudomonas biofilm formation were investigated in sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from age and genotype matched cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with and without P aeruginosa colonisation … ER -