McGarry ME, Huang CY, Nielson DW, et al. - Experts aspired to explore whether Hispanic patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are at an increased risk of acquiring Pseudomonas aeruginosa or acquire it earlier than non-Hispanic white patients. In this longitudinal study, they compared the timing and risk of acquisition of different forms of P. aeruginosa between Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients aged 0-21 years old with CF in the CF Foundation Patient Registry (CFFPR) in 2008-2013. Out of 10,464 patients, 788 (7.5%) were Hispanic and 9,676 (92.5%) were non-Hispanic white. Hispanic patients in the United States are at an elevated risk of acquiring P. aeruginosa and acquire it at an earlier age than non-Hispanic white patients. In Hispanic patients with CF, this may lead to increased morbidity and mortality.