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Title: | Some pneumococcal serotypes are more frequently associated with relapses of acute exacerbations in COPD patients |
Author: | Domenech Pena, Arnau Ardanuy Tisaire, María Carmen Pallarés Giner, Roman Grau, Immaculada Santos Pérez, Salud Campa, Adela G. de la Liñares Louzao, Josefina |
Keywords: | Malalties pulmonars obstructives cròniques Infeccions per pneumococs Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases Pneumococcal Infections |
Issue Date: | 11-Mar-2013 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
Abstract: | Objectives: To analyze the role of the capsular type in pneumococci causing relapse and reinfection episodes of acute exacerbation in COPD patients. Methods: A total of 79 patients with 116 recurrent episodes of acute exacerbations caused by S. pneumoniae were included into this study (1995–2010). A relapse episode was considered when two consecutive episodes were caused by the same strain (identical serotype and genotype); otherwise it was considered reinfection. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (microdilution), serotyping (PCR, Quellung) and molecular typing (PFGE/MLST) were performed. Results: Among 116 recurrent episodes, 81 (69.8%) were reinfections, caused by the acquisition of a new pneumococcus, and 35 (30.2%) were relapses, caused by a pre-existing strain. Four serotypes (9V, 19F, 15A and 11A) caused the majority (60.0%) of relapses. When serotypes causing relapses and reinfection were compared, only two serotypes were associated with relapses: 9V (OR 8.0; 95% CI, 1.34–85.59) and 19F (OR 16.1; 95% CI, 1.84–767.20). Pneumococci isolated from relapses were more resistant to antimicrobials than those isolated from the reinfection episodes: penicillin (74.3% vs. 34.6%, p,0.001), ciprofloxacin (25.7% vs. 9.9%, p,0.027), levofloxacin (22.9% vs. 7.4%, p = 0.029), and co-trimoxazole (54.3% vs. 25.9%, p,0.001). Conclusions: Although the acquisition of a new S. pneumoniae strain was the most frequent cause of recurrences, a third of the recurrent episodes were caused by a pre-existing strain. These relapse episodes were mainly caused by serotypes 9V and 19F, suggesting an important role for capsular type |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059027 |
It is part of: | PLoS One, 2013, vol. 8, num. 3, p. 1-4 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/53007 |
Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059027 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Patologia i Terapèutica Experimental) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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