PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Elliot Dasenbrook
TI  - Keep cystic fibrosis patients out of the hospital
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc005
DP  - 2020 May 05
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/early/2020/05/04/ccjm.87a.ccc005.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/early/2020/05/04/ccjm.87a.ccc005.full
AB  - No specific data exists regarding management of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are infected with COVID-19. Based on expert opinion, strategies for outpatient management include use of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor to reduce pulmonary exacerbations, telemedicine, adherence to prescribed regimens, prompt and aggressive treatment of CF exacerbations, and communication about COVID-19 with patients with CF. Strategies for inpatient management may vary due to special precautions to avoid the aerosolization of COVID-19 with the use of nebulized medications and other therapies.