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CT scans of the lung abscess regression over the treatment period. A) Lung abscess of the left lung after two months of beginning of the treatment (4/2015). B) Beginning of abscess resolution (7/2015). C) Complete resolution of the abscess (10/2015). D) Intrathoracic status a year after the treatment (3/2016
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On March 26, 2015 she was transferred to our Department where she remained until April 24, 2015 (Fig 1A) continuing the above-mentioned antibiotics treatment along with frequent microbiological surveillance. Regression in lung abscess dimensions was observed (Fig 1B). October 2015 showed complete resolution of the abscess (Fig 1C). One year after the surgery, in March 2016, the patient was in a good condition with satisfactory lung function (FEV1 of 64.8%), receiving standard therapy for CF patients after LT (Fig 1D).