avoid pulmozyme or dornase alfa in non-cystic fibrosis CF bronchiectasis
- related: bronchiectasis chronic bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis
- tags: #permanent #pulmonary
- pulmozyme not useful in non-CF bronchiectasis patients and can actually lead to increased exacerbation and decreased FEV1 1, 2
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O'Donnell A.E., Barker A.F., Ilowite J.S., et. al.: Treatment of idiopathic bronchiectasis with aerosolized recombinant human DNase I. rhDNase Study Group. Chest 1998; 113: pp. 1329-1334. ↩