Testing the effects of combining azithromycin with inhaled tobramycin for P. aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis: a randomised, controlled clinical trial.
David P NicholsPradeep K SinghArthur BainesLindsay J CaverlyJames F ChmielRonald L GIbsonJorge LascanoSarah J MorganGeorge Retsch-BogartLisa SaimanHossein SadeghiJoanne L BillingsSonya L HeltsheShannon KirbyAda KongJerry A NickNicole Mayer-Hamblettnull nullPublished in: Thorax (2021)
Despite having greater reduction in P. aeruginosa density in participants able to provide sputum samples, participants randomised to placebo with inhaled tobramycin did not experience significantly greater improvements in lung function or other clinical outcomes compared with those randomised to azithromycin with tobramycin.