Table 57Lung infections in 2014 taken from the CF Registry 2014

InfectionaChildren, %Adults, %
BCC1.3%5.0%
Chronic PA8.0%48.3%
Intermittent PA21.3%15.4%

BCC, B cepacia complex; PA, P aeruginosa

(a)

The definition for chronic on the Registry is three or more growths in a year, and is only reported for Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus. Other bacteria are reported if they grow at all in the year.

From: Appendix K, Health Economics

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