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Molecular microbiological characterization of preterm neonatesat risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Molecular microbiological characterization of preterm neonatesat risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Molecular microbiological characterization of preterm neonatesat risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia
The role of infection in bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is unknown. We present an observational study of 55 premature infants born weighing less than 1.3 kg within two level III neonatal intensive care units. Endotracheal aspirates (ETA) and nasogastric aspirates (NGA) were studied with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) profiling to elucidate the total bacterial community, and species-specific PCR was used to detect the presence of Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Ureaplasma parvum. DGGE identified bacterial species in 59% of NGA and ETA samples combined. A diverse range of species were identified including several implicated in preterm labor. Species-specific PCR identified M. hominis in 25% of NGA and 11% of ETA samples. Among the 48 infants surviving up to 36 wk-postconceptual age, ordinal logistic regression showed the odds ratio for BPD or death where Ureaplasma was present/absent as 4.80 (95% CI 1.15-20.13). After adjusting for number of days ventilated, this was reduced to 2.04 (0.41-10.25). These data demonstrate how the combined use of DGGE and species-specific PCR identifies a high exposure in utero and around the time of birth to bacteria that might be causally related to preterm delivery and subsequent lung injury.

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Payne, Matthew S.
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Payne, Matthew S., Goss, Kevin C.W., Connett, Gary J., Kollamparambil, Tanoj, Legg, Julian L., Thwaites, Richard, Ashton, Mark, Puddy, Victoria, Peacock, Janet L. and Bruce, Kenneth D. (2010) Molecular microbiological characterization of preterm neonatesat risk of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatric Research, 67 (4), 412-418. (doi:10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181d026c3).

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Abstract

The role of infection in bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is unknown. We present an observational study of 55 premature infants born weighing less than 1.3 kg within two level III neonatal intensive care units. Endotracheal aspirates (ETA) and nasogastric aspirates (NGA) were studied with denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) profiling to elucidate the total bacterial community, and species-specific PCR was used to detect the presence of Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and Ureaplasma parvum. DGGE identified bacterial species in 59% of NGA and ETA samples combined. A diverse range of species were identified including several implicated in preterm labor. Species-specific PCR identified M. hominis in 25% of NGA and 11% of ETA samples. Among the 48 infants surviving up to 36 wk-postconceptual age, ordinal logistic regression showed the odds ratio for BPD or death where Ureaplasma was present/absent as 4.80 (95% CI 1.15-20.13). After adjusting for number of days ventilated, this was reduced to 2.04 (0.41-10.25). These data demonstrate how the combined use of DGGE and species-specific PCR identifies a high exposure in utero and around the time of birth to bacteria that might be causally related to preterm delivery and subsequent lung injury.

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Submitted date: 2009
Accepted/In Press date: 2009
Published date: April 2010

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Local EPrints ID: 73312
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/73312
ISSN: 0031-3998
PURE UUID: 6286cb84-c4f5-4d51-ac73-a874a8120dd8
ORCID for Gary J. Connett: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1310-3239

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Date deposited: 10 Mar 2010
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 03:11

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Author: Matthew S. Payne
Author: Kevin C.W. Goss
Author: Gary J. Connett ORCID iD
Author: Tanoj Kollamparambil
Author: Julian L. Legg
Author: Richard Thwaites
Author: Mark Ashton
Author: Victoria Puddy
Author: Janet L. Peacock
Author: Kenneth D. Bruce

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