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Clarke D, Gorman I, Ringholz F, McDermott M, Cox DW, Greally P, Linnane B, Mc Nally P. Pulmonary aspiration in preschool children with cystic fibrosis. Respir Res 2018; 19:255. [PMID: 30558606 PMCID: PMC6296125 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-018-0954-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Pulmonary aspiration of gastric refluxate (PAGR) has been demonstrated in association with pulmonary inflammation in school aged children with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). We sought to determine if similar findings were present in preschool children. Pepsin was measured in Broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) fluid collected from clinically stable preschool children with CF and controls. Elevated pepsin levels were found in a subgroup of children with CF, but this was not found to be associated with pulmonary infection, pulmonary inflammation or respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms.
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Affiliation(s)
- D Clarke
- National Children's Research Centre, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.,Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland
| | - I Gorman
- National Children's Research Centre, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland. .,Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.
| | - F Ringholz
- National Children's Research Centre, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.,Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland
| | - M McDermott
- Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland
| | - D W Cox
- National Children's Research Centre, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.,Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland
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- National Children's Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Children's Research Centre, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.,University Hospital Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.,Graduate Entry Medical School and Centre for Interventions in Infection, Inflammation & Immunity (4i), University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
| | - P Mc Nally
- National Children's Research Centre, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.,Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, Ireland.,Department of Paediatrics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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