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Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptide Can Destroy Biofilms in CF Patients, Study Reports

A therapy that involves a synthetic cationic antimicrobial peptide (CAP) can decrease Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation alone or in combination with another antimicrobial agent called tobramycin. Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are susceptible to repeated bacterial infections. Infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is particularly harmful, since it has been shown to decrease…

Agreement Readies Denmark, Austria for Approval of Vertex CF Therapies

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has entered a partnership with the Danish pharmaceutical organization Amgros to one day make Vertex’s cystic fibrosis (CF) therapies available for Danish patients. The collaboration was made through an access contract, a first-of-its-kind contract that gives Danish CF patients access to all Vertex’s current and future CF…