Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation After Prior Lung Transplantation for Hereditary Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: A Case Report.

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare, diffuse lung disorder characterized by surfactant accumulation in the small airways due to defective clearance by alveolar macrophages, resulting in impaired gas exchange. Whole lung lavage is the current standard of care treatment for PAP. Lung transplantation is an accepted treatment option when whole lung lavage or other experimental treatment options are ineffective, or in case of extensive pulmonary fibrosis secondary to PAP.

Long-term use of tube feeding in children with cystic fibrosis: results from two Belgian CF centers.

Background: Enteral tube feeding (ETF) is often used in an attempt to optimize the nutritional status. The aim of this study was to observe the long term effect of ETF and to compare the start of ETF with the current European guidelines on nutrition care in CF.

Method: From all patients who received ETF (ETFp) between February 2000 and September 2016 in the Ghent University Hospital (GUH) or Brussels University Hospital (BUH), z-scores for body weight (W), height (H), growth velocity (GV) and BMI, FEV%, and FVC% were retrospectively collected from the patients' medical record, 3 years before and 5 years after the year of ETF initiation.

The nutritional status in CF: Being certain about the uncertainties.

Background: Nutritional therapy is one of the cornerstones in cystic fibrosis (CF) therapy. There is a strong association between nutritional status and pulmonary function and thus longevity. Therefore nutritional therapy should be continuously adapted to preserve or improve the nutritional status.

Point-of-care CRP matters: normal CRP levels reduce immediate antibiotic prescribing for acutely ill children in primary care: a cluster randomized controlled trial.

Objective: Antibiotics are prescribed too often in acutely ill children in primary care. We examined whether a Point-of-Care (POC) C-reactive Protein (CRP) test influences the family physicians' (FP) prescribing rate and adherence to the Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) practice guidelines.

Design: Cluster randomized controlled trial.

Risk factors and impact of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-negative CF patients.

Background: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a major complication in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Risk factors for ABPA and clinical deterioration in CF patients, negative for Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), were explored.

Methods: We performed a retrospective case-control study in 73 Pa-negative patients.