Clinical Ecology of Cystic Fibrosis

Part 1 Molecular pathogenesis and ion transport: Chloride channels in trophoblast cells cultured from human placenta, S. Byrne, S.L. Greenwood, C.P. Sibley. Part 2 Genetics: Cystic fibrosis in the mouse and progress towards gene therapy, D.J. Porteous. Part 3 Microbiology: Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas cepacia - reservoirs, routes of transmission and their prevention, G. Doering. Part 4 Pseudomonas cepacia: Are some strains of Pseudomonas cepacia more contagious and more virulent than others among cystic fibrosis patients?, R. Nelson, C. O'Brien, J.R. Beesley. Part 5 Antibiotic therapy: New trends in aerosol therapy, A.L. Smith, B. Ramsey; Meropenem for the treatment of cystic fibrosis in named patients, R.K. Knight, S. Pillai. Part 6 Immunology: Immune response in cystic fibrosis - helpful or harmful?, N. Hoiby et al; Pseudomonas aeruginosa serology in cystic fibrosis - a comparison of methods, R. Dei et al; Profile of cytokines in cystic fibrosis airways, A. Schuster, A. Haarmann, V. Wahn. Part 7 Update on therapies: Present and future of pulmonary therapy for cystic fibrosis, D.V. Schidlow. Part 8 Pulmonology: Pulmonary function in young children with cystic fibrosis, A. Sardet et al; Short- and long-term studies of rhDNase in moderately and severely affected patients with cystic fibrosis, M.E. Hodson. Part 9 Nutrition and gastroenterology: Nutritional support in cystic fibrosis - theoretical and practical aspects, J. Navarro, V. Varille, A. Munck); Bone density in adults with cystic fibrosis, E. Rietschel et al; A combined approach to the evaluation of liver disease in cystic fibrosis, M. Venkataraman et al. Part 10 Reproduction: The outcome of pregnancy in cystic fibrosis, D.L. Smith, F. Edenborough, D.E. Stableforth. Part 11 Epidemiology: Experience of the Italian register for cystic fibrosis, A. Bossi et al; Costs of cystic fibrosis (CF) and costs of screening for CF carriers in the Netherlands, J.G. Verzijl et al. (Part contents).