Persistence of bacteria following lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis. Bacteria

Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) are consequential in CF. SA and PA precede bronchiectasis, poor lung function, and death. CF is one of the leading reasons for lung transplant. Patient survival after lung transplants remain poor. Many SA strains that infect CF encode immune dysregulation toxinsOur aim was to discover if CF pathogens remain after transplant and are they consequential