Antibiotic therapy of pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis. Dosage schedules and duration of treatment.

General principles of dosage and duration of treatment with antibiotics in patients with cystic fibrosis are discussed. The antibiotic treatment policy of the Stockholm Center for Cystic Fibrosis is presented. This treatment policy is mainly based on antibiotic treatment of very mild symptoms with high-dosage, short-term (less than 2 weeks) courses using combined therapy. So far no problems with multiply resistant strains have developed. During the last 2 years, treatment has mainly been given at home without any complications being reported.