CPC C12Q 1/689 (2013.01) [A61K 35/741 (2013.01); C07K 16/1214 (2013.01); A61K 2035/115 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01); G01N 2800/12 (2013.01); G01N 2800/50 (2013.01)] | 4 Claims |
1. A method for treating pulmonary colonization or infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a subject suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF) comprising:
Measuring, using 16S rRNA deep-sequencing, the relative abundance of all Porphyromonas genus bacteria in a biological sample obtained from said subject, wherein the biological sample is bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or sputum or protected specimen brushing from bronchoscopic sampling or pharyngeal swabs, the relative abundance of Porphyromonas genus bacteria being the percent composition of Porphyromonas genus bacteria relative to the total number of bacteria genus in said biological sample;
determining that the measured relative abundance of Porphyromonas genus bacteria is less than 5.33% and thus that the biological sample has a low relative abundance of Porphyromonas genus bacteria as compared to a corresponding biological sample obtained from an uninfected subject which is indicative of a high risk of developing pulmonary colonization/infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa; and then
administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of P. aeruginosa specific antibiotics.
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