Common virus linked to faster disease progression in cystic fibrosis

(European Lung Foundation) A new study has found that cystic fibrosis patients who have a common virus may experience faster disease progression than patients who do not have the virus. Signs of faster cystic fibrosis disease progression included earlier times to lung transplant referral and reaching the final stages of the disease.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news