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. 2024 Aug 14;11(1):e002456. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002456

Table 1. Commonly used definitions for pulmonary exacerbation.

Definition Number of publications (%)
Fuchs modifications 73 (49%)
Fuchs definition (1994) 38 (26%)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (1994) 22 (15%)
Early Pseudomonas Infection Control study (2009) 12 (8%)
Akron Pulmonary Exacerbation Score (2009) 4 (3%)
Rosenfeld definition (2001) 4 (3%)