In:
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, Vol. 64, No. 5 ( 2022), p. 848-
Kurzfassung:
Background. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) rates have increased in cystic fibrosis (CF)
patients.This study aimed to determine the rate of MRSA, define risk factors, and clarify the effect of MRSA on pulmonary functions, annual pulmonary exacerbation (aPEx) in children with MRSA positive CF.
Methods. This was a retrospective case control study. CF patients who had ≥1 MRSA (+) respiratory culture between September 2016-2019 were included. MRSA growth rate, colonization status, clinical characteristics,
hospitalization rates, FEV1 %predicted, and z-score one year prior to the MRSA isolation, at MRSA growth and one year after MRSA growth were recorded. The aPEx rate changes before-after MRSA growth were evaluated.
Results. Sixty-one subjects who had ≥1MRSA growth and 66 controls were enrolled. There was no statistically significant difference between the spirometry indices at first, and 12th month after MRSA acquisition. The mean
aPEx was 0.6 one year prior to MRSA acquisition and this rate significantly increased to 1.2 one year after MRSA growth(p
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0041-4301
DOI:
10.24953/turkjped.2021.5050
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Publikationsdatum:
2022
ZDB Id:
2120977-7