Neonatal Medicine

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Association of Positive Ureaplasma in Gastric Fluid with Clinical Features in Preterm Infants

  • Jung, Yu-Jin (Department of Pediatrics, Kosin University Gospel Hospital)
  • Published : 2011.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to determine the association of positive Ureaplasma urealyticum in gastric fluid with clinical features and outcomes in preterm infants. Methods: Gastric fluid from the preterm infants was first aspirated within 30 minutes and cultured within 24 hours after birth to check for U. urealyticum. Infants were divided into two groups on the basis of the presence/absence of U. urealyticum. Results: U. urealyticum in gastric fluid was identified in 17 of 91 (19%) preterm infants. Compared with the negative U. urealyticum group, there were significantly higher percentage of infants with gestational age ${\leq}$30 weeks (P=0.020), higher Apgar score at 1 minute and 5 minutes (P=0.017 and P=0.048, respectively), and higher rate of vaginal delivery (P=0.000) in the positive U. urealyticum group. Although the incidence rate of bronchopulmonary dysplasia between the two groups was not different, the frequency of bronchopulmonary dysplasia without previous respiratory distress syndrome was significantly higher in the positive group (11%) than that in the negative group (1%) (P=0.030). Conclusion: The detection of U. urealyticum in gastric fluid is more frequent in infants with gestational age ${\leq}$30 weeks. It can be helpful to predict the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia without previous respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants.

목적: 미숙아에서 위액 내 Ureaplasma urealyticum 의 검출이 미숙아의 특징과 임상적 예후에 어떤 영향을 주는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 미숙아를 대상으로 출생 후 30분 이내에 첫 위액은 채취하였고, 위액 내 U. urealyticum 이 검출되는지를 확인하기 위해 24시간 이내에 배양을 실시하였다. 그리고 U. urealyticum 이 검출된 군을 양성군으로, 검출되지 않은 군을 음성군으로 나누었다. 결과: 91명의 미숙아 중에서 17명(19%)에서 위액 내 U. urealyticum 이 검출되었다. U. urealyticum 양성군에서 음성군보다 통계학적으로 30주 미만의 미숙아 수가 더 많았고(P=0.02), 1분과 5분 아프가 점수가 더 높았으며(P=0.017과 P=0.048), 그리고 질식 분만이 더 많았다(P=0.000). 두 군간에 기관지폐이형성증의 발생률은 차이가 없었지만, 이전에 신생아호흡 곤란증 진단 없이 기관지폐이형성증의 발생한 빈도는 음성군(1%)보다 양성군 (11%)에서 의미 있게 높았다(P=0.03). 결론: 위액 내 U. urealyticum 검출은 임신 기간 30주 미만 미숙아에서 높게 관찰되고, 미숙아에서 선행되는 신생아호흡곤란증후군이 없이도 발생할 수 있는 기관지폐이형성증을 예측하는데 도움이 된다.

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