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Colonization of the newborn respiratory tract and its association with respiratory morbidity in the first 6 months of life: A prospective cohort study

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
卷 122, 期 -, 页码 712-720

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.06.049

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Malaysia; Child; Respiratory tract; Infection; Streptococcus; Staphylococcus

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  1. Malaysian Thoracic Society, Malaysia
  2. University of Malaya [RK-003-2020]

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This study aimed to determine the association between newborn bacterial colonization and infant respiratory morbidity in the first 6 months of life. The results showed that 53% of infants had respiratory tract colonization, with Streptococcus pneumoniae being the most common organism. Colonization with S. pneumoniae was associated with a reduced risk of respiratory morbidity at 6 months.
Objectives: We aimed to determine the association between newborn bacterial colonization and infant respiratory morbidity in the first 6 months of life. Methods: This prospective study included healthy newborn infants. Nasopharyngeal swabs performed within 72 hours of delivery were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction. We assessed cumulative respiratory morbidity of infants at 6 months. Results: A total of 426 mother-infant pairs were recruited. In 53.3% (n = 225) of newborns, Streptococcus pneumoniae (46%) and Staphylococcus aureus (7.3%) were isolated. None had Haemophilus influenzae nor Moraxella catarrhalis. At the age of 6 months, 50.7% of infants had experienced respiratory symptoms, 25% had unscheduled doctor visits, and 10% were treated with nebulizers. Colonization with S. pneumoniae was associated with reduced risk of any respiratory symptom (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.39, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.16, 0.50), unscheduled doctor visits (aOR 0.35; 95% CI 0.18, 0.67), and nebulizer treatment (aOR 0.23, 95% CI 0.07, 0.72) at 6 months. Pregnancy-induced hypertension was also associated with increased need for nebulizer treatment (aOR 9.11, 95% CI 1.43, 58.1). Conclusion: Colonization of the newborn respiratory tract occurred in 53% of infants. S. pneumoniae was the most common organism, and this was associated with a reduced risk for respiratory morbidity at 6 months of life. (c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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