Detection of Anaerobic Bacteria in High Numbers in Sputum from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Abstract

A range of anaerobic species are present in large numbers in the lungs of patients with CF. If these anaerobic bacteria are contributing significantly to infection and inflammation in the CF lung, informed alterations to antibiotic treatment to target anaerobes, in addition to the primary infecting pathogens, may improve management.