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<b> Azithromycin disrupts the information flow between PA bacteria </b>
"The drug, azithromycin (AZM), has been found to curb pathogenic bacteria. AZM combats bacteria in the PA family. Scientists have discovered that AZM prevents these bacteria from becoming aggressive and destructive. AZM blocks the machanism used by the bacteria to "measure" how many of them there are in a particular environment.
"Unaware of their numbers and how strong they've already become, the pathogens, as a result, delay their big attack. AZM, which belongs to the macrolide group of drugs, is incapable of killing PA but helps to keep the pathogen relatively benign, preventing it from moving into a more antagonistic phase wher eit would begin attacking and destroying large sections of lung tissue."
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<b> Azithromycin disrupts the information flow between PA bacteria </b>
"The drug, azithromycin (AZM), has been found to curb pathogenic bacteria. AZM combats bacteria in the PA family. Scientists have discovered that AZM prevents these bacteria from becoming aggressive and destructive. AZM blocks the machanism used by the bacteria to "measure" how many of them there are in a particular environment.
"Unaware of their numbers and how strong they've already become, the pathogens, as a result, delay their big attack. AZM, which belongs to the macrolide group of drugs, is incapable of killing PA but helps to keep the pathogen relatively benign, preventing it from moving into a more antagonistic phase wher eit would begin attacking and destroying large sections of lung tissue."
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CF Roundtable Summer 2006 Page 35
I realize that they don't have a quote or reference from where this information was obtained. I'll email them and ask. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">