Treatment of Respiratory Problems in Cystic Fibrosis

Anti-infectious agents also play a key role in the treatment of cystic fibrosis, and respiratory infections are treated with appropriate antibiotic agents.16 89 In particular, azithromycin has shown considerable 

Although there is still no cure for cystic fibrosis, several pharmacologic techniques have been recently developed that may help decrease the viscosity of respiratory secretions in patients with this disease. One technique uses aerosol preparations that contain enzymes known as deoxyribonucleases. These enzymes can be inhaled to break down the large quantities of DNA that are present in respiratory secretions of patients with cystic fibrosis.48,104 Respiratory secretions in these patients often contain large amounts of DNA because the genetic material contained in airway in- 

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