Management of patients with cystic fibrosis (pulmonary disease and infection)

The objective of this consensus conference is to answer the following five questions to the jury:

1. What are the diagnostic criteria for bronchopulmonary infection with Staphylococcus aureus (SA) ?

2. What strategy should be adopted for antibiotic therapy for Staphylococcus aureus, irrespective of the route of administration?

3. What are the diagnostic criteria for bronchopulmonary infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

4. What strategy should be adopted for antibiotic therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, irrespective of the route of administration?

5. What is the place of other respiratory therapies in the treatment of cystic fibrosis?