Lung Clearance Index (LCI) derived from N2-Multiple Breath Washout (MBW) depicts worsening in airways colonization in pediatric Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients (pts)

F. Lucca (Verona, Italy), S. Volpi (Verona, Italy), A. Borruso (Verona, Italy), L. Menin (Verona, Italy), E. Pintani (Verona, Italy), M. Cipolli (Verona, Italy)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Clinical monitoring and new therapies for cystic fibrosis
Session: Clinical monitoring and new therapies for cystic fibrosis
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 354
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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