Description
This session will focus on the challenges presented by fungal infections in cystic fibrosis, beyond allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. The symposium will explore the culture-independent characterization of the mycobiome of the CF airway and discuss the mechanistic and clinical complexities associated with the management of fungal lung disease in CF.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the mycobiome in CF lung disease
- Discuss the challenges for the diagnosis and therapy of fungal disease in CF.
- Examine the complex interactions in fungal polymicrobial infections
Symposium Chair(s):
- Siobhán
McClean,
Ph.D., B.Sc.,
Associate Professor of Biotherapeutics,
University College Dublin, Ireland
- Gina
Hong,
M.D., M.H.S.,
Assistant Professor,
Johns Hopkins
Symposium Speaker(s):
- Deborah
A. Hogan,
Ph.D.,
Professor,
Dartmouth College
- Julie
Renwick,
Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor
- Damian
Downey,
M.D.,
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine
- Christine
Kubin,
Pharm.D.,
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Infectious Diseases
