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Healthcare Workers with CF Prone to MRSA, Study Shows

Healthcare workers with cystic fibrosis (CF) are more likely to contract methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections than CF patients not in healthcare scenarios, according to the study “Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in healthcare workers with cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cross-sectional study,” published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine. MRSA infection is caused…

PTC Therapeutics Announces Winners of 2016 STRIVE Awards for CF

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. recently announced the recipients of its global STRIVE Awards (Strategies to Realize Innovation, Vision and Empowerment) program, which supports nonprofit associations assisting the cystic fibrosis (CF) community. The STRIVE Program recognizes the vital role patient advocacy groups play in giving voice to individuals affected by these rare…

Nivalis Announces a First Dosing in Phase 2 Trial of Drug to Treat CF Patients with Specific Mutations

Nivalis Therapeutics announced the dosing of a first patient in a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of its investigational drug N91115, in combination with ivacaftor (Kalydeco), in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). CF is a life-shortening genetic disease, characterized by mutations in the CFTR gene that lead to defective chloride…