Culture-dependent evaluation of the respiratory microbiome in children with cystic fibrosis
Oksana Ishchenko, Iryna Koshova, Tetiana Krushinska, Iryna Kolesnikova, Dmytro Stepanskyi The study aimed to assess the regional peculiarities of the respiratory profile of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the Dnipro region (Ukraine). Methods. Children living in the Dnipro region and aged younger than 18 years old with molecular-genetic confirmation of CF were enrolled in […]
JUSTIFICATION OF SELECTION OF MEANS AND METHODS OF THE ORAL CAVITY HYGIENE IN CHILDREN WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Rosana Nazaryan, Maryna Tkachenko, Oksana Piontkovska Cystic fibrosis (CF) promotes the development of gingivitis in children. The high prevalence and early manifestation of gingivitis is due to a combination of many factors. The pathogenic mechanisms of cystic fibrosis lead to disruption of normal physiological processes in the oral cavity, in particular, to a decrease in […]
SPECTRUM AND FREQUENCY OF NK CELL RECEPTOR GENES AMONG CYSTIC FIBROSIS PATIENTS
Danuta Zastavna, Kateryna Sosnina, Oresta Terpyliak, Halyna Makukh, Bogdan Tretiak, Ludmyla Bober, Miroslav Tyrka Aim – to establish and analyze the spectrum of KIR genes in people with a confirmed diagnosis of Cystic fibrosis (CF), homozygote of F508del mutation of the СFTR gene for understanding the genetic predisposition of congenital immunity key part functioning during CF. Materials and Methods. Examined 48 people with […]