Weight gain during acute treatment of an initial pulmonary exacerbation is associated with a longer interval to the next exacerbation in adults with cystic fibrosis

• Helen L. Barr,
• Miguel Cámara,
• David Barrett,
• Paul Williams,
• Doug Forrester,
• Alan Smyth,
• David Honeybourne,
• Joanna Whitehouse,
• Edward Nash,
• Jane Dewar,
• Alan Knox,
• Andrew W. Fogarty

Affiliations

Helen L. Barr

Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Miguel Cámara

Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

David Barrett

School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Paul Williams

Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Doug Forrester

Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Alan Smyth

Department of Child Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

David Honeybourne

West Midlands Adult CF Centre, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

Joanna Whitehouse

West Midlands Adult CF Centre, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

Edward Nash

West Midlands Adult CF Centre, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

Jane Dewar

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK

Alan Knox

Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Andrew W. Fogarty

Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK