Nasal Inhalation of Tobramycin in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Colonization

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the nasal inhalation of Gernebcin® is effective to decrease the Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterial count in the nasal lavage fluid.

Timeline

Start

2008-10

Primary completion

2010-11

Completion

2010-11

Publications

• Background Mainz JG, Arnold C. Authors' reply. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2014;8:1136-7. No abstract available.
• Background Mainz JG, Michl R, Pfister W, Beck JF. Cystic fibrosis upper airways primary colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa: eradicated by sinonasal antibiotic inhalation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Nov 1;184(9):1089-90. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.184.9.1089. No abstract available.
• Results Mainz JG, Schadlich K, Schien C, Michl R, Schelhorn-Neise P, Koitschev A, Koitschev C, Keller PM, Riethmuller J, Wiedemann B, Beck JF. Sinonasal inhalation of tobramycin vibrating aerosol in cystic fibrosis patients with upper airway Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2014 Feb 10;8:209-17. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S54064. eCollection 2014.

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