ELANE and cystic fibrosis: The aim of the present study was to compare airway inflammation and the airway proteome in people with CF (pwCF) with and without CFRD.<h4>Methods</h4>Sputum samples from pwCF were analysed for neutrophil elastase (NE) activity with a chromogenic assay, inflammatory cytokines using Meso Scale and bacterial load <i>via</i> quantitative PCR of the 16S rRNA gene.