Lower airway inflammation in infants and young children with cystic fibrosis

DS Armstrong, K Grimwood, JB Carlin… - American journal of …, 1997 - atsjournals.org
Airway inflammation is an important component of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. To
determine whether this begins early in the illness, before the onset of infection, we examined …

Clinical outcome after early Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in cystic fibrosis

GM Nixon, DS Armstrong, R Carzino, JB Carlin… - The Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: To determine the clinical consequences of acquiring Pseudomonas aeruginosa
infection during early childhood in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Design: Prospective …

Lower respiratory infection and inflammation in infants with newly diagnosed cystic fibrosis

DS Armstrong, K Grimwood, R Carzino, JB Carlin… - Bmj, 1995 - bmj.com
The nature and timing of lower respiratory infections in infants with cystic fibrosis is largely
unknown 1 because infants do not produce sputum and throat cultures may not predict lower …

Bronchoalveolar lavage or oropharyngeal cultures to identify lower respiratory pathogens in infants with cystic fibrosis

DS Armstrong, K Grimwood, JB Carlin… - Pediatric …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
As collections of lower respiratory tract specimens from young children with cystic fibrosis
(CF) are difficult, we determined whether oropharyngeal cultures predicted lower airway …

Lower airway inflammation in infants with cystic fibrosis detected by newborn screening

DS Armstrong, SM Hook, KM Jamsen… - Pediatric …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Controversy exists over whether the lower airway inflammation that characterizes cystic
fibrosis (CF) is initiated primarily by the genetic defect. To determine if inflammation …

Severe viral respiratory infections in infants with cystic fibrosis

D Armstrong, K Grimwood, JB Carlin… - Pediatric …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Limited data in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) suggest that respiratory viral infections
during infancy result in substantial morbidity. Eighty of 101 (79%) infants with CF diagnosed …

Detection of a Widespread Clone of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic

DS Armstrong, GM Nixon, R Carzino… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Cross-infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa between unrelated patients with cystic fibrosis
(CF) is believed to be uncommon. After detecting a genotypically identical strain of P …

The lower airway microbiota in early cystic fibrosis lung disease: a longitudinal analysis

KB Frayman, DS Armstrong, R Carzino, TW Ferkol… - Thorax, 2017 - thorax.bmj.com
Rationale In infants and young children with cystic fibrosis, lower airway infection and
inflammation are associated with adverse respiratory outcomes. However, the role of lower …

Patients with enteric adenovirus gastroenteritis admitted to an Australian pediatric teaching hospital from 1981 to 1992

K Grimwood, R Carzino, GL Barnes… - Journal of clinical …, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
During the period 1981 to 1992, 4,473 fecal specimens collected from children hospitalized
with acute gastroenteritis at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, were …

Interlobar differences in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from children with cystic fibrosis

JP Gutierrez, K Grimwood… - European …, 2001 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) performed in specialist centres has improved the
understanding of infant cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. As most researchers sample from a …