Cystic Fibrosis Cross-Infection Risks

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by Wendy Henderson |

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Following the tragic story of real-life Fault in Our Stars‘ couple, Katie and Dalton Prager, infection control between cystic fibrosis patients has been hot topic in the CF community.

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In this podcast video made by Gunnar Esiason for Boomer Esiason Foundation, Gunnar and Julia Rae talk about the risk cystic fibrosis patients have of cross-infection if they meet. So much so, that recently experts have recommended that CF patients don’t meet face to face.

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