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- Søren A Ladefoged
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry University Hospital of Aarhus, Denmark
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Sato M, Kubota N, Katsuyama Y, Suzuki Y, Miyairi Y, Minami K, Kasai M. Case report of a 6-year-old girl with Mycoplasma hominis ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2017; 19:620-624. [PMID: 28291426 DOI: 10.3171/2017.1.peds16520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Mycoplasma hominis is a rare causative pathogen for surgical site infections after neurosurgical procedures. This organism lacks a cell wall, rendering it undetectable by Gram staining and making it resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics. In addition, some special techniques are required to identify this organism. Thus, it is very difficult to diagnose infections caused by this pathogen. Here, the authors report a pediatric case of M. hominis ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) infection with central nervous system involvement for which beta-lactam antibiotics were not effective and Gram staining revealed no pathogens. Because few cases have been described that involve the treatment of M. hominis infection after neurosurgery, in this case the patient's serum and CSF were monitored for antibiotic drug concentrations. Successful treatment of the infection was achieved after approximately 6 weeks of administration of clindamycin and ciprofloxacin antibiotics in addition to external ventricular drain revision and subsequent VPS replacement. When beta-lactam antibiotics are ineffective and when Gram staining cannot detect the responsible pathogens, it is important to consider M. hominis as the atypical pathogen.
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- General Pediatrics, Nagano Children's Hospital; and
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Glaser K, Speer CP. Neonatal CNS infection and inflammation caused by Ureaplasma species: rare or relevant? Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016; 13:233-48. [PMID: 25578885 DOI: 10.1586/14787210.2015.999670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Colonization with Ureaplasma species has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcome, and perinatal transmission has been implicated in the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm neonates. Little is known about Ureaplasma-mediated infection and inflammation of the CNS in neonates. Controversy remains concerning its incidence and implication in the pathogenesis of neonatal brain injury. In vivo and in vitro data are limited. Despite improving care options for extremely immature preterm infants, relevant complications remain. Systematic knowledge of ureaplasmal infection may be of great benefit. This review aims to summarize pathogenic mechanisms, clinical data and diagnostic pitfalls. Studies in preterm and term neonates are critically discussed with regard to their limitations. Clinical questions concerning therapy or prophylaxis are posed. We conclude that ureaplasmas may be true pathogens, especially in preterm neonates, and may cause CNS inflammation in a complex interplay of host susceptibility, serovar pathogenicity and gestational age-dependent CNS vulnerability.
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- Kirsten Glaser
- University Children's Hospital, University of Würzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany
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Romero R, Miranda J, Kusanovic JP, Chaiworapongsa T, Chaemsaithong P, Martinez A, Gotsch F, Dong Z, Ahmed AI, Shaman M, Lannaman K, Yoon BH, Hassan SS, Kim CJ, Korzeniewski SJ, Yeo L, Kim YM. Clinical chorioamnionitis at term I: microbiology of the amniotic cavity using cultivation and molecular techniques. J Perinat Med 2015; 43:19-36. [PMID: 25720095 PMCID: PMC5881909 DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2014-0249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 08/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The objectives of this study were: 1) to determine the amniotic fluid (AF) microbiology of patients with the diagnosis of clinical chorioamnionitis at term using both cultivation and molecular techniques; and 2) to examine the relationship between intra-amniotic inflammation with and without microorganisms and placental lesions consistent with acute AF infection. METHODS The AF samples obtained by transabdominal amniocentesis from 46 women with clinical signs of chorioamnionitis at term were analyzed using cultivation techniques (for aerobic and anerobic bacteria as well as genital mycoplasmas) and broad-range polymerase chain reaction (PCR) coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (PCR/ESI-MS). The frequency of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC), intra-amniotic inflammation [defined as an AF interleukin 6 (IL-6) concentration ≥2.6 ng/mL], and placental lesions consistent with acute AF infection (acute histologic chorioamnionitis and/or acute funisitis) were examined according to the results of AF cultivation and PCR/ESI-MS as well as AF IL-6 concentrations. RESULTS 1) Culture identified bacteria in AF from 46% (21/46) of the participants, whereas PCR/ESI-MS was positive for microorganisms in 59% (27/46) – combining these two tests, microorganisms were detected in 61% (28/46) of patients with clinical chorioamnionitis at term. Eight patients had discordant test results; one had a positive culture and negative PCR/ESI-MS result, whereas seven patients had positive PCR/ESI-MS results and negative cultures. 2) Ureaplasma urealyticum (n=8) and Gardnerella vaginalis (n=10) were the microorganisms most frequently identified by cultivation and PCR/ESI-MS, respectively. 3) When combining the results of AF culture, PCR/ESI-MS and AF IL-6 concentrations, 15% (7/46) of patients did not have intra-amniotic inflammation or infection, 6.5% (3/46) had only MIAC, 54% (25/46) had microbial-associated intra-amniotic inflammation, and 24% (11/46) had intra-amniotic inflammation without detectable microorganisms. 4) Placental lesions consistent with acute AF infection were significantly more frequent in patients with microbial-associated intra-amniotic inflammation than in those without intra-amniotic inflammation [70.8% (17/24) vs. 28.6% (2/7); P=0.04]. CONCLUSION Microorganisms in the AF were identified in 61% of patients with clinical chorioamnionitis at term; 54% had microbial-associated intra-amniotic inflammation, whereas 24% had intra-amniotic inflammation without detectable microorganisms.
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- Roberto Romero
- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sótero del Río Hospital, Santiago, Chile
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
- Hutzel Women’s Hospital, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Integrata Verona, Ostetricia Ginecologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria, Verona, Italy
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
- Hutzel Women’s Hospital, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
- Hutzel Women’s Hospital, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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- Perinatology Research Branch, Program for Perinatal Research and Obstetrics, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD and Detroit, MI
- Department of Pathology, Inje University College of Medicine, Haeundae Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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The significance of Ureaplasma species as pathogens in neonatal meningitis remains contentious. Using an illustrative case of a premature infant with Ureaplasma parvum meningitis, confirmed by cerebrospinal fluid cultures and both specific and 16s rDNA polymerase chain reaction, we discuss the epidemiology of Ureaplasma species, the difficulties involved in diagnosis and establishing pathogenicity, and the challenges in defining appropriate treatment.
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Schelonka RL, Katz B, Waites KB, Benjamin DK. Critical appraisal of the role of Ureaplasma in the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia with metaanalytic techniques. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2005; 24:1033-9. [PMID: 16371861 DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000190632.31565.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Controversy exists over whether or not Ureaplasma colonization or infection of the respiratory tract contributes to the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Because BPD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants and a potential therapeutic intervention with antimicrobials is possible, we sought to evaluate and critique the current medical literature and to document the reported association between Ureaplasma and BPD. METHODS We analyzed all peer-reviewed articles and previous reviews including cross-references that reported Ureaplasma respiratory tract colonization or infection and development of BPD in neonates published from January 1966 to December 2004. Inclusion criteria included a cohort limited to all neonatal intensive care unit admissions or all colonized infants, articles that did not define a numerator and a denominator for BPD and Ureaplasma or that included patients from other reports were excluded from the analysis. We evaluated BPD at 28 postnatal days (BPD28) or 36 weeks post-menstrual age (BPD36). RESULTS Twenty-three studies with an aggregate of 2216 infants reported BPD28, and 8 studies with 751 infants reported BPD36. Although there was significant association between Ureaplasma colonization and both BPD28 and BPD36, there was substantial heterogeneity (Q test statistic, P < 0.01). We therefore focused on describing the study characteristics associated with an increased relative proportion of BPD. The greatest contribution to effect was from the studies enrolling fewer than 100 infants. CONCLUSION Ureaplasma colonization is associated with higher reported rates of BPD, but the greatest reported effect is seen in small studies; reporting bias may be partially responsible for this effect.
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- Robert L Schelonka
- Department of Pediatrics. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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The genital mycoplasmas represent a complex and unique group of microorganisms that have been associated with a wide array of infectious diseases in adults and infants. The lack of conclusive knowledge regarding the pathogenic potential of Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma spp. in many conditions is due to a general unfamiliarity of physicians and microbiology laboratories with their fastidious growth requirements, leading to difficulty in their detection; their high prevalence in healthy persons; the poor design of research studies attempting to base association with disease on the mere presence of the organisms in the lower urogenital tract; the failure to consider multifactorial aspects of diseases; and considering these genital mycoplasmas only as a last resort. The situation is now changing because of a greater appreciation of the genital mycoplasmas as perinatal pathogens and improvements in laboratory detection, particularly with regard to the development of powerful molecular nucleic acid amplification tests. This review summarizes the epidemiology of genital mycoplasmas as causes of neonatal infections and premature birth; evidence linking ureaplasmas with bronchopulmonary dysplasia; recent changes in the taxonomy of the genus Ureaplasma; the neonatal host response to mycoplasma and ureaplasma infections; advances in laboratory detection, including molecular methods; and therapeutic considerations for treatment of systemic diseases.
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- Ken B Waites
- Department of Pathology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA.
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Kafetzis DA, Skevaki CL, Skouteri V, Gavrili S, Peppa K, Kostalos C, Petrochilou V, Michalas S. Maternal genital colonization with Ureaplasma urealyticum promotes preterm delivery: association of the respiratory colonization of premature infants with chronic lung disease and increased mortality. Clin Infect Dis 2004; 39:1113-22. [PMID: 15486833 DOI: 10.1086/424505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2004] [Accepted: 05/20/2004] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Infection of the chorioamnion with Ureaplasma urealyticum has been associated with low birth weight. Respiratory tract colonization in preterm infants has been associated with the development of chronic lung disease (CLD). The purpose of the present study was to determine the frequency of colonization of the mother's vagina and the preterm infant's respiratory tract and to associate U. urealyticum with premature birth and with development of CLD in the newborn. METHODS The present prospective study involved 126 mothers with preterm delivery and 125 mothers with full-term delivery, as well as their offspring. Vaginal secretion specimens were obtained from each mother before delivery. Rhinopharyngeal secretion or tracheal lavage specimens were collected after the birth of each premature and full-term infant and then periodically during hospitalization. RESULTS Vaginal Ureaplasma colonization occurred among 36.5% of mothers with preterm delivery and among 38% of mothers with full-term delivery. The rate of vertical transmission was 33% and 17% for mothers with preterm delivery and mothers with full-term delivery, respectively. The transmission rate for infants, according to birth weight, was as follows: 60%, for infants with a birth weight of <1000 g; 50%, for infants with a birth weight of 1000-1500 g; and 15.3%, for infants with a birth weight of > or =1500 g (P=.001). The median gestational age of preterm infants born to colonized mothers was 28.5 weeks, and that of preterm infants born to noncolonized mothers was 32 weeks (P<.0001). The median birth weight of colonized preterm infants was 1135 g, and that of noncolonized infants was 1670 g (P<.0001). Twenty-four percent of preterm infants and 10% of full-term infants were colonized with U. urealyticum. Of colonized preterm infants, 27% developed CLD, compared with 9% of noncolonized infants (P=.03). Mortality was significantly higher among colonized preterm infants (P=.003). CONCLUSIONS The rate of vertical transmission is highest among preterm infants with a birth weight of <1500 g. Vaginal colonization with Ureaplasma organisms is associated with premature delivery. Colonization of the respiratory tract of infants is associated with the development of CLD and with increased mortality.
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- Dimitris A Kafetzis
- Second Department of Pediatrics, University of Athens, P. & A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Wolthers KC, Kornelisse RF, Platenkamp GJJM, Schuurman-van der Lem MI, van der Schee C, Hartwig NG, Verduin CM. A case of Mycoplasma hominis meningo-encephalitis in a full-term infant: rapid recovery after start of treatment with ciprofloxacin. Eur J Pediatr 2003; 162:514-516. [PMID: 12740695 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1219-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2003] [Accepted: 03/12/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED The role of Mycoplasma hominisas a causative agent for neonatal sepsis and meningitis is still unclear. Meningitis secondary to M. hominisis well-described in the literature; however, M. hominiscan also be isolated from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from infants without signs of meningitis. We present a case of a full-term infant with meningo-encephalitis with seizures, epileptic activity on the EEG, inflammation of brain tissue on a CT scan, and cloudy CSF containing elevated cell counts, decreased glucose levels and elevated protein levels. M. hominiswas identified from the CSF by culture and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as the only possible causative agent. Furthermore, while empiric antibiotic and antiviral treatment for neonatal sepsis had failed, the meningo-encephalitis promptly responded upon antibiotic treatment with ciprofloxacin (20 mg/kg per day i.v.), to which M. hominisis susceptible. CONCLUSION A meningo-encephalitis developed due to infection with M. hominisin a full-term infant, from which he recovered rapidly after start of treatment with ciprofloxacin.
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- Katja C Wolthers
- Department of Virology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, IJsselland Hospital, Capelle a/d IJssel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
- St. PAMM Laboratory for Medical Microbiology, Postbus 2, 5500 AA , Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
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Antimicrobial therapy can ameliorate infection and prevent long-term morbidity caused by several pathogens that infect the fetus and neonate. Ultimately, however, preventive strategies need to be developed and incorporated into routine preconceptional care. The future of prevention lies in immunizations, and if past and current successes with smallpox, polio, rubella, and measles vaccination programs are any indication, the future is bright for the developing fetus.
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- Pablo J Sánchez
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9063, USA.
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Prajs-Philippe N, Tiprez-Chocoloff C, Lucidarme-Rossi S, Massard A, Wassouf N, Théret B. [Ureaplasma urealyticum respiratory infection in newborn infants]. Arch Pediatr 2000; 7:168-72. [PMID: 10701063 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-693x(00)88088-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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UNLABELLED The neonatal respiratory infection by Ureaplasma urealyticum is rare, but it could represent a major risk for the newborn infants. CASE REPORTS A term newborn infant presented an early respiratory distress with persistent pulmonary hypertension, requiring artificial ventilation and inhaled nitric oxide therapy. Tracheal aspirates were positive for Ureaplasma urealyticum, although his mother was not contamined. A preterm newborn infant (gestational age: 33 weeks) presented a severe respiratory distress, requiring mechanical ventilation. The tracheal aspirates we positive for Ureaplasma urealyticum, as well as his mother's cervico-vaginal swab. Both recovered thanks to antibiotics (intravenous macrolid during ten days). The outcome was favorable for both babies. CONCLUSION Neonatal infection due to Ureaplasma is serious. The clinical diagnosis is difficult, recalling group B streptococcal infection. Clinical aggravation, despite antibiotics associated with negative bacteriological standard detection, leads one to evoke this diagnosis and perform specific bacteriological cultures.
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- N Prajs-Philippe
- Service de médecine néonatale, Centre hospitalier, Arras, France
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Perzigian RW, Adams JT, Weiner GM, Dipietro MA, Blythe LK, Pierson CL, Faix RG. Ureaplasma urealyticum and chronic lung disease in very low birth weight infants during the exogenous surfactant era. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1998; 17:620-5. [PMID: 9686729 DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199807000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND An association between recovery of Ureaplasma urealyticum from the respiratory tract of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (< or =1500 g) and later chronic lung disease (CLD) was reported by several authors before the routine use of exogenous surfactant (SURF). We sought to assess whether this relation persists in the era of routine SURF. METHODS We prospectively studied a cohort of 105 VLBW infants who required mechanical ventilation at < 12 h of age. Tracheal aspirates for U. urealyticum culture were obtained before administration of SURF or antibiotics. Clinicians were unaware of U. urealyticum status. Chest radiographs at 28 days were reviewed by a single pediatric radiologist, blinded to U. urealyticum status. Sample size was predetermined to detect a 30% increase in CLD among those with U. urealyticum recovery from tracheal culture (U. urealyticum-positive) with alpha <0.05 and beta <0.20. RESULTS Of the study infants 22 were U. urealyticum-positive and 83 were U. urealyticum-negative. No differences were found between the groups for birth weight, gestational age, gender, inborn, antenatal or postnatal steroid use, SURF therapy, non-U. urealyticum infection, necrotizing enterocolitis, patent ductus arteriosus, intraventricular hemorrhage or cystic periventricular leukomalacia. At 28 days U. urealyticum-positive patients were significantly more likely to have CLD than U. urealyticum-negative [15 of 22 (68%) vs. 30 of 83 (36%); P < 0.02]. The U. urealyticum-positive patients also required significantly longer courses of supplemental oxygen and mechanical ventilation. No significant differences were found for CLD at 36 weeks postconception or duration of hospitalization, although type II error could not be excluded for these secondary endpoints. CONCLUSIONS Respiratory U. urealyticum at or shortly after birth remains associated with CLD at 28 days despite routine use of SURF. Controlled trials of anti-Ureaplasma therapy in U. urealyticum-positive VLBWs as soon after birth as possible may determine whether CLD, duration of respiratory support and attendant costs can be decreased.
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- R W Perzigian
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0254, USA
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Powerful diagnostic technology, plus the realization that organisms of otherwise unimpressive virulence can produce slowly progressive chronic disease with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations and disease outcomes, has resulted in the discovery of new infectious agents and new concepts of infectious diseases. The demonstration that final outcome of infection is as much determined by the genetic background of the patient as by the genetic makeup of the infecting agent is indicating that a number of chronic diseases of unknown etiology are caused by one or more infectious agents. One well-known example is the discovery that stomach ulcers are due to Helicobacter pylori. Mycoplasmas may cause chronic lung disease in newborns and chronic asthma in adults, and Chlamydia pneumoniae, a recently identified common cause of acute respiratory infection, has been associated with atherosclerosis. A number of infectious agents that cause or contribute to neoplastic diseases in humans have been documented in the past 6 years. The association and causal role of infectious agents in chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer have major implications for public health, treatment, and prevention.
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- G H Cassell
- Lilly Research Laboratory, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA.
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Alonso-Vega C, Wauters N, Vermeylen D, Muller MF, Serruys E. A fatal case of Mycoplasma hominis meningoencephalitis in a full-term newborn. J Clin Microbiol 1997; 35:286-7. [PMID: 8968928 PMCID: PMC229559 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.1.286-287.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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We report the case of a 20-day-old full-term baby, born to a mother who had had an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery, who died 13 days after the onset of meningitis. Mycoplasma hominis was the sole agent repeatedly recovered from cerebrospinal fluid and from postmortem brain tissue.
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- C Alonso-Vega
- Department of Microbiology, Hôpital Erasme, Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, Belgium
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Wang EE, Ohlsson A, Kellner JD. Association of Ureaplasma urealyticum colonization with chronic lung disease of prematurity: results of a metaanalysis. J Pediatr 1995; 127:640-4. [PMID: 7562292 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70130-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We performed a metaanalysis to determine whether there is an association between Ureaplasma urealyticum and chronic lung disease of prematurity (CLD); most studies involved small sample sizes, and the reported lack of statistical significance could have been due to inadequate power. METHODS Articles were identified from the literature through a search of MEDLINE, Excerpta Medica, and Reference Update, with the search terms "Ureaplasma urealyticum," "CLD," and "bronchopulmonary dysplasia." The search was initially conducted in June 1994 and updated in March 1995. Abstracts were identified through a hand search of proceedings from two meetings for the years 1987 through 1994. Summary data on frequency of CLD in U. urealyticum-colonized and uncolonized babies were independently determined by the three authors. Preterm and term neonates were included. Colonization required recovery of U. urealyticum from a respiratory or surface specimen. The presence of CLD at 28 or 30 days was determined. RESULTS Seventeen publications comprising 13 full publications and 4 abstracts were included in the analysis. The estimates for relative risk (RR) exceeded one in all studies, although the lower confidence interval included one in seven studies. The RR for the development of CLD in colonized neonates was 1.72 (95% confidence interval, 1.5 to 1.96) times that for uncolonized neonates. The RR was not significantly different for abstracts versus full publications; studies focusing on extremely premature, low birth weight neonates versus studies including all neonates; and studies in which only endotracheal aspirates were used to define colonization versus others. The RR since surfactant use was somewhat lower than in studies in which receipt of surfactant was unknown. CONCLUSIONS This metaanalysis supports a significant association between U. urealyticum colonization and subsequent development of CLD. A randomized, controlled trial showing a reduction in CLD through the use of an antibiotic effective against U. urealyticum would provide further support of a causative role for this agent.
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- E E Wang
- Division of Infectious Disease, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Bonnin F, Petitjean J, Guillois B, Laloum D, Fretignet M, Freymuth F. [Prospective study of neonatal genital mycoplasma colonization and infection]. Arch Pediatr 1995; 2:636-42. [PMID: 7663651 DOI: 10.1016/0929-693x(96)81217-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Genital mycoplasmas have been implicated in different neonatal diseases as pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis. This prospective study was conducted to specify their role in these diseases. POPULATION AND METHODS--A pharyngeal or tracheal swab specimen for mycoplasmas culture was obtained from 100 infants admitted consecutively to the Neonatal Care Unit (NCU) during the first 24 hours of life. Mycoplasma culture of blood and cerebrospinal fluid was also performed. Pharyngeal and/or tracheal specimens were collected again on days 5, 15 and 28 if the child was still in the NCU. Mycoplasma hominis (Mh) and Ureaplasma urealyticum (Uu) were identified by culture in a modified Hayflick's medium. RESULTS--Three-hundred and ten pharyngeal or tracheal swabs were obtained (100 on day 0, 89 on day 5, 72 on day 15 and 49 on day 28). Twenty-one infants had one or more positive swabs in the first five days of life (20 on day 0 and one on day 5); those forming the "Myco+" group and the others forming the "Myco-" group. Uu was isolated alone from 20 infants, associated with Mh from one. Both groups were similar for gestational age, birth weight, maternal fever during labor, prolonged rupture of the fetal membranes or chorioamnionitis and for the incidence of acute respiratory distress. There was a statistically significant difference for the route of delivery (chi 2 < 0.02). One blood culture (from 92 performed) was positive for Uu and another positive for Uu and Mh. Both children were cured without any specific mycoplasmacidal therapy. Three children had probable Uu infection and were also cured without specific therapy. CONCLUSIONS--A pharyngeal colonization with genital mycoplasmas is common in the first days of life (21%) but our data do not allow us to conclude that they are accountable for newborn infections.
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- F Bonnin
- Service de néonatologie, CHRU Clémenceau, Caen, France
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Waites KB, Cassell GH, Duffy LB, Searcey KB. Isolation of Ureaplasma urealyticum from low birth weight infants. J Pediatr 1995; 126:502; author reply 503-4. [PMID: 7869217 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70485-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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