Future studies should standardize protocols and assess home microbiological sampling's effectiveness in pediatric cystic fibrosis.
While current evidence supports the feasibility of homebase microbiological sampling in paediatric CF care, important methodological considerations remain. Future perspective studies incorporating standardised protocols, documentation of antimicrobial exposure, and page same-day sampling designs are needed to more rigorously assess diagnostic equivalent and informed in integration into routine clinical practice.
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