Neonatal Medicine

The Korean Society of Neonatology (대한신생아학회)
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Effective Ways of Performing Surveillance Surface Cultures in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants

  • Lee, Ju-Young (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Ee-Kyung (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jin-A (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Chang-Won (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Han-Suk (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Beyong-Il (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Jung-Hwan (Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Published : 2011.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The rationale for skin surface cultures is that bacterial colonization precedes infection and, as a result, that identification of a potential pathogen is predictive of later systemic infection in preterm infants. We aimed to analyze results of surveillance surface cultures in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants and seek for effective ways of performing surveillance surface cultures. Methods: We analyzed the surveillance surface cultures of 113 ELBW infants over a 4-year period. Surveillance cultures were obtained routinely from five sites: axilla, external ear canal, nasopharynx, throat (or tracheal aspirate if intubated) and anus. Each surface culture obtained during the 13 days, prior to the date of the blood culture, was compared with the blood culture obtained when sepsis was suspected. The sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value (PPV) of the surveillance cultures were calculated among 1894 blood-surface culture pairs by surface sites, recovered organisms and interval between surveillance samples and blood cultures. Results: The overall sensitivity, specificity and PPV of surface cultures were 45.9, 22.4 and 6.8%, respectively. The PPV was highest for the throat/tracheal cultures (11.0%) and lowest for the anal cultures (2.3%). As the time of culturing progressed toward the day of blood culturing, the sensitivity and specificity of the surface cultures significantly increased. Only axillary and throat/tracheal cultures were useful in predicting the microorganisms causing sepsis. Conclusion: Surface cultures could help to predict sepsis pathogens and infection surveillance in preterm infants could be continued with a reduced number of cultured sites focusing on the axilla and throat/trachea.

목적: 미숙아에서 피부상재균 배양 검사를 하는 것은 세균의 집락화가 침습성 감염에 선행되며 이런 집락화된 세균을 알고있는 것이 추후 발생할 수 있는 전신 감염의 원인균을 예측하는데에 도움이 될 수 있다는 근거에 기반한다. 본 연구에서는 초극소 저체중출생아에서 시행하고 있는 상재균 감시 배양 검사의 결과를 분석하고 이를 좀 더 효과적으로 시행할 수 있는 방법을 찾고자 하였다. 방법: 4년 동안 113명에게서 초극소 저체중 출생아에서 시행한 상재균 감시 배양 검사를 분석하였다. 상재균 감시 배양 검사는 겨드랑이, 외이도, 비강, 인후(삽관한 경우 기관흡입액), 항문, 이렇게 다섯 군데에서 일주일에 한번씩 총 4주간 시행하였다. 패혈증이 의심되는 환자에서 패혈증 당시의 혈액균 배양 검사와 이전 13일 동안 시행되었던 상재균 감시 배양 검사를 각각 비교하여 상재균 감시 배양 검사의 감도, 특이도 및 양성예측률을 계산하였다. 총 1,894쌍이 비교되었고, 상재균 감시 배양 검사의 감도와 특이도 및 양성예측률은 각 배양 장소와 배양된 균, 그리고 양성 혈액 배양 검사와의 시간 간격에 따라 분석하였다. 결과: 전체 상재균 감시 배양 검사의 감도는 45.9%, 특이도는 22.4%, 양성예측률은 6.8%였다. 양성예측률은 인후/기관의 배양 검사에서 11.0%로 가장 높았고, 항문 배양 검사에서 2.3%로 가장 낮았다. 상재균 감시 배양 검사의 감도, 특이도 및 양성예측률 모두 패혈증 시점과 가까워질수록 혈액 배양 검사와의 관련성이 통계학적으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 상재균 배양 검사의 장소에 따른 분석에서는 겨드랑이와 인후/기관의 배양 검사만이 패혈증 원인균의 예측에 유용하였고, 비강과 외이도 및 항문의 배양 검사는 큰 도움이 되지 못하였다. 결론: 상재균의 감시 배양 검사는 패혈증 원인균을 예측하는데 도움을 줄 수 있으며, 이러한 감염 감시 검사를 현재의 다섯군데에서 겨드랑이와 인후/기관, 두 군데로 줄여서 지속시키는 것이 좋을 것으로 사료된다.

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