Search Results - "Tullis, D Elizabeth"
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Lung microbiota across age and disease stage in cystic fibrosis
Published in Scientific reports (14-05-2015)“…Understanding the significance of bacterial species that colonize and persist in cystic fibrosis (CF) airways requires a detailed examination of bacterial…”
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Selective Sweeps and Parallel Pathoadaptation Drive Pseudomonas aeruginosa Evolution in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung
Published in mBio (01-09-2015)“…Pulmonary infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa are a recalcitrant problem in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. While the clinical implications and…”
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Phenotypic diversity within a Pseudomonas aeruginosa population infecting an adult with cystic fibrosis
Published in Scientific reports (05-06-2015)“…Chronic airway infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa contribute to the progression of pulmonary disease in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). In the…”
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Recovery of lung function following a pulmonary exacerbation in patients with cystic fibrosis and the G551D-CFTR mutation treated with ivacaftor
Published in Journal of cystic fibrosis (01-01-2018)“…Pulmonary exacerbations (PEx) are associated with acute loss of lung function that is often not recovered after treatment. We investigated lung function…”
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Global Analysis of the Fungal Microbiome in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Reveals Loss of Function of the Transcriptional Repressor Nrg1 as a Mechanism of Pathogen Adaptation
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-11-2015)“…The microbiome shapes diverse facets of human biology and disease, with the importance of fungi only beginning to be appreciated. Microbial communities…”
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A genome-wide association analysis reveals a potential role for recombination in the evolution of antimicrobial resistance in Burkholderia multivorans
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-12-2018)“…Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung infections caused by members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex, such as Burkholderia multivorans, are associated with high rates of…”
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Analysis of the cystic fibrosis lung microbiota via serial Illumina sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA hypervariable regions
Published in PloS one (02-10-2012)“…The characterization of bacterial communities using DNA sequencing has revolutionized our ability to study microbes in nature and discover the ways in which…”
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Microbiome networks and change-point analysis reveal key community changes associated with cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations
Published in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes (21-01-2019)“…Over 90% of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients die due to chronic lung infections leading to respiratory failure. The decline in CF lung function is greatly…”
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Clinical manifestations of cystic fibrosis among patients with diagnosis in adulthood
Published in Chest (01-10-2004)“…To define the clinical characteristics and diagnostic parameters of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosed in adulthood. Retrospective cohort study…”
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Feasibility of internet-based health-related quality of life data collection in a large patient cohort
Published in Journal of medical Internet research (19-08-2010)“…Patient registries are commonly used to track survival and medical outcomes in large cohorts. However, large-scale collection of health-related quality of life…”
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Clinical Outcomes Associated with Achromobacter Species Infection in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society (01-09-2017)“…Achromobacter species are increasingly identified in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF), but the clinical outcomes in these patients remain poorly…”
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Effects of Recipient Age and Diagnosis on Health-related Quality-of-Life Benefit of Lung Transplantation
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-10-2015)“…The average age of lung transplant recipients is increasing, and the mix of recipient indications for transplantation is changing. To determine whether the…”
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Pulmonary Bacterial Communities in Surgically Resected Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Lungs Are Similar to Those in Cystic Fibrosis
Published in Pulmonary Medicine (01-01-2012)“…Background. Recurrent bacterial infections play a key role in the pathogenesis of bronchiectasis, but conventional microbiologic methods may fail to identify…”
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Penicillin-binding protein 3 is a common adaptive target among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from adult cystic fibrosis patients treated with β-lactams
Published in International journal of antimicrobial agents (01-05-2019)“…•pbpB is a common adaptive target among β-lactam exposed cystic fibrosis Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates•Infecting cystic fibrosis Pseudomonas aeruginosa…”
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Continuous alternating inhaled antibiotics for chronic pseudomonal infection in cystic fibrosis
Published in Journal of cystic fibrosis (01-11-2016)“…Abstract Background Inhaled antibiotics are standard of care for treating chronic pseudomonal respiratory infections in cystic fibrosis patients, initially…”
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Inhaled aztreonam for chronic Burkholderia infection in cystic fibrosis: A placebo-controlled trial
Published in Journal of cystic fibrosis (01-05-2014)“…Abstract Background Individuals with Burkholderia spp. infection have historically been excluded from efficacy trials of inhaled antibiotics, including…”
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The repeatability of forced expiratory volume measurements in adults with cystic fibrosis
Published in Chest (01-01-2004)“…To determine the repeatability of measurements of FEV(1) in adults with lung disease due to cystic fibrosis (CF). Single cohort study nested within a…”
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Epidemiology of Clonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in a Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Population
Published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society (01-07-2018)“…The extent of the genetic relatedness among Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates and its impact on clinical outcomes in the cystic fibrosis (CF) population is…”
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Navigating social and ethical challenges of biobanking for human microbiome research
Published in BMC medical ethics (11-01-2017)“…Biobanks are considered to be key infrastructures for research development and have generated a lot of debate about their ethical, legal and social…”
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