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Lead
Daniel J. Weiner
Since the introduction of CFTR modulator therapies, most patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) have been unable to produce an adequate sputum sample for clinical monitoring. COVID-19 also presented a safety concern for staff and patients that may become exposed during sputum induction performed in the clinic rooms due to lack of negative pressure rooms and especially for patients who were unvaccinated. These issues led to lack of microbiology data for clinical care.
The purpose of this project is to identify a superior sputum collection method for those patients unable to produce a sputum to guide future antimicrobial management.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. 18 years or older
2. 2\. Currently prescribed hypertonic saline treatment as part of routine airway clearance therapy.
2\. No sputum culture results in last one year or those who were unable to produce sputum from VPEP method used in QI project 3771
You may not be if
1. \< 18 years old
2. Sputum culture results in last one year
Clareo Health | Intrapulmonary Percussive Ventilation for Sputum Induction in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis
