<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>annette</b></i>
I am reading your response correctly that you were diagnosed with pseudomonas at age 7 and still have it? Do you know how to prevent them from catching it? Thanks for you response.</end quote></div>
I wasnt dx with CF until I was 7 & have cultured pseudomonas ever since so I am sure I had it for years prior to my diagnoses, but it didnt become a problem until later.
Since I was diagnosed a bit later I never had the chance to eradicate it before it colonized. That is what you want to try & do.
PA (pseudomonas) is everywhere so you cant truly avoid it altogether. For healthy people its not an issue, but CF bodies are like magnets for it. Your best bet is commong sense with handwashing, avoiding too close contact with other CF patients etc. BUT chances of never culturing it are slim. It is the most commonly culture bacteria for CF patients.
Aggressive treatment & frequent follow ups are important since your little one culture young.
I am reading your response correctly that you were diagnosed with pseudomonas at age 7 and still have it? Do you know how to prevent them from catching it? Thanks for you response.</end quote></div>
I wasnt dx with CF until I was 7 & have cultured pseudomonas ever since so I am sure I had it for years prior to my diagnoses, but it didnt become a problem until later.
Since I was diagnosed a bit later I never had the chance to eradicate it before it colonized. That is what you want to try & do.
PA (pseudomonas) is everywhere so you cant truly avoid it altogether. For healthy people its not an issue, but CF bodies are like magnets for it. Your best bet is commong sense with handwashing, avoiding too close contact with other CF patients etc. BUT chances of never culturing it are slim. It is the most commonly culture bacteria for CF patients.
Aggressive treatment & frequent follow ups are important since your little one culture young.