Reply to the letter Regarding the article entitled “Standards for the care of people with CF: a timely and accurate diagnosis”

With regard to the letter from Dr Camargos [1], we understand that the diagnostic use of sweat conductivity has been and to a certain extent still is a controversial issue. We would like to point out that the statements in the Standards of Care paper on diagnosis of CF mentioned by Dr Camargos and colleagues [2] were reviewed using a modified Delphi methodology by stakeholders from a range of backgrounds and that the statement “The sweat test remains the diagnostic gold standard for CF and should be performed according to the ECFS standards” registered a 97.8 % consensus.

Source: Journal of Cystic Fibrosis - December 23, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: C Castellani, K Raraigh, L N ährlich, I Sermet-Gaudelus, NJ Simmonds Source Type: research