From www.cfww.org.....
"The Copenhagen principles for treatment of bacteria in CF are:
· Positive bacteria cultures are treated with antibiotics whether there are clinical symptoms
or not.
· Bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae and intermittently
colonized Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infection should be eradicated when present in
the lower respiratory tract whether there are clinical symptoms or not. (S. aureus
infection is still the most frequently isolated pathogen in CF children but due to efficient
antibiotic treatment it is not considered to be a problem among Danish CF patients).
· Chronic PA infection, defined as persistent presence of PA for at least 6 consecutive
months, or less when combined with the presence of 2 or more precipitating antibodies
against PA, is treated with antibiotics (IV courses) <b>regularly 4 times/year whether there
are clinical symptoms or not, plus daily antibiotic inhalations. </b>"
CF average life expectancy in Denmark is 40+ years...