Antimicrobial therapy of Pseudomonas pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis. A prospective evaluation of netilmicin plus azlocillin versus netilmicin plus ticarcillin.
Study design (if review, criteria of inclusion for studies)
randomized trial
Participants
92 children and adolescents with bronchial asthma and cystic fibrosis
Interventions
filter (Pall PF 30)
Outcome measures
flow-volume curves and spirometry were registered in the whole body plethysmograph
Main results
Values measured with filter correlated closely to those registered without; individual values remained close to the line of identity. With high flow rates, however, there was a minimal tendency towards lower measurements with filter; this damping effect was flow-dependent and remained of a clinically insignificant dimension.