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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 9.
Published in final edited form as: Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 Jan 10;12(9):1148–1183. doi: 10.1002/alr.22953

Table II:

Treatment options

Treatment modalities Search terms
Nasal saline Cystic fibrosis AND (nasal saline OR nasal irrigation* OR nasal lavage)
Intranasal corticosteroids Cystic fibrosis AND (intranasal steroid* OR nasal steroid* OR corticosteroid* OR glucocorticoid* OR budesonide OR mometasone OR fluticasone)
Topical antibiotics Cystic fibrosis AND (topical antibiotic* OR tobramycin OR polymyxin E OR amikacin OR colistin OR gentamicin OR vancomycin OR levofloxacin) AND (Haemophilus OR aspergillus OR pseudomonas OR MRSA OR Staphlyococcus Aureus)
CFTR modulators Cystic fibrosis AND (ivacaftor OR elexacaftor OR tezacaftor)
Endoscopic sinus surgery Cystic fibrosis AND sinus AND surgery
*

denotes a wildcard truncation character to include both singular and plural Terms were searched in the title and abstract fields.