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Changes to the airway microbiota in CF are associated with disease state and alterations to the bacterial community after ETI initiation may require changes to clinical management regimens. We collected sinus swab samples from the middle meatus in an observational study of 38 adults with CF and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) from 2017 to 2021 and captured the initiation of ETI therapy. We performed 16S and custom amplicon sequencing to characterize the sinus microbiota pre- and post-ETI. Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) was performed to estimate total bacterial abundance. Sinus samples from people with CF (pwCF) clustered into three community types, dependent on the dominant bacterial organism: a\n              <jats:italic>Pseudomonas<\/jats:italic>\n              -dominant,\n              <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n              -dominant, and mixed dominance cluster. Shannon\u2019s diversity index was low and not significantly altered post-ETI. Total bacterial load was not significantly lowered post-ETI.\n              <jats:italic>Pseudomonas<\/jats:italic>\n              spp. abundance was significantly reduced post-ETI, but eradication was not observed.\n              <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n              spp. became the dominant organism in most individuals post-ETI and we showed the presence of methicillin-resistant\n              <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n              (MRSA) in the sinus both pre- and post-ETI. We also demonstrated that the sinus microbiome is predictive of the presence of\n              <jats:italic>Pseudomonas<\/jats:italic>\n              spp.,\n              <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n              spp., and\n              <jats:italic>Serratia<\/jats:italic>\n              spp. in the sputum.\n              <jats:italic>Pseudomonas<\/jats:italic>\n              spp. and\n              <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n              spp., including MRSA, persist in the sinuses of pwCF after ETI therapy, indicating that these pathogens will continue to be important in CF airway disease management in the era of highly effective modulator therapies (HEMT).\n            <\/jats:p>\n            <jats:sec>\n              <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n              <jats:p>\n                Highly effective modulator therapies (HEMT), such as elexacaftor\/tezacaftor\/ivacaftor (ETI), for cystic fibrosis (CF) have revolutionized patient care and quality of life for most affected individuals. The effects of these therapies on the microbiota of the airways are still unclear, though work has already been published on changes to microbiota in the sputum. Our study presents evidence for reduced relative abundance of\n                <jats:italic>Pseudomonas<\/jats:italic>\n                spp. in the sinuses following ETI therapy. We also show that\n                <jats:italic>Staphylococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                spp. becomes the dominant organism in the sinus communities of most individuals in this cohort after ETI therapy. We identified methicillin-resistant\n                <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>\n                (MRSA) in the sinus microbiota both pre- and post-therapy. These findings demonstrate that pathogen monitoring and treatment will remain a vital part of airway disease management for people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) in the era of HEMT.\n              <\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1128\/spectrum.00787-24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,25]],"date-time":"2024-06-25T13:01:46Z","timestamp":1719320506000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1128\/asmj-crossmark-policy-page","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Cystic fibrosis pathogens persist in the upper respiratory tract following initiation of elexacaftor\/tezacaftor\/ivacaftor therapy"],"prefix":"10.1128","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9322-7471","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Yasmin","family":"Hilliam","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 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