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Cystic fibrosis (CF) results in a variety of clinical phenotypes, including increased susceptibility to pulmonary infections [1] and malnutrition [2]. As a consequence, one of the priorities in the clinical care for individuals with a diagnosis of CF is to treat chest infections promptly [3], with the aim of minimising the decline in lung function that occurs in individuals who experience recurrent pulmonary exacerbations [4]. Optimising nutrition is another important consideration in the care of patients with CF [3]. It is well recognised that nutritional status and lung function are correlated [5] and that individuals with lower levels of nutrition have increased mortality [6] compared to those individuals with better nutrition.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank all the participants of this study for their help and support.
Author contributions: A. Knox, A. Smyth, D. Forrester, A. Fogarty, D. Barrett, M. Camara conceived the study. H. Barr, J. Dewar, D. Honeybourne, J. Whitehead, and E. Nash collected the data. A. Fogarty carried out the analysis. All authors contributed to the study and have read and approved the final manuscript.
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Support statement: This study was supported by the UK Medical Research Council. Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry.
Conflict of interest: Disclosures can be found alongside this article at openres.ersjournals.com
- Received April 26, 2017.
- Accepted July 3, 2017.
- Copyright ©ERS 2017
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