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ArticleMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2016

The Association of Chronic Hepatitis C with Respiratory Microbiota Disturbance on the Basis of Decreased Haemophilus Spp. Colonization.

Urszula Kosikowska, Anna Biernasiuk, Izabela Korona-Głowniak, Sławomir Kiciak, Krzysztof Tomasiewicz, Anna Malm

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Urszula KosikowskaChair and Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology with Laboratory for Microbiological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Anna BiernasiukChair and Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology with Laboratory for Microbiological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Izabela Korona-GłowniakChair and Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology with Laboratory for Microbiological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Sławomir KiciakDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Krzysztof TomasiewiczDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Anna MalmChair and Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology with Laboratory for Microbiological Diagnostics, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Haemophilus species are the most common microbiota in humans. The aim of this paper was to investigate Haemophilus spp., mainly H. parainfluenzae prevalence, in the upper respiratory tract of chronic hepatitis C (CHC-positive) patients with or without therapy using pegylated interferon alfa and ribavirin. MATERIAL AND METHODS We collected 462 samples from 54 healthy people and 100 CHC-positive patients at various stages: before (group A), during (group B), and after (group C) antiviral therapy. Identification of bacterial isolates including biotypes and antimicrobials susceptibility was accomplished by means of standard microbiological methods. RESULTS In 70.4% of healthy people (control group) and in 27.0% of CHC-positive patients, the presence of haemophili, mainly H. parainfluenzae was observed, and those differences were statistically significant (p<0.0001). Statistically significant differences in Haemophilus spp. colonization were also observed among healthy people and CHC-positive patients from group A (p=0.0012) and from B or C groups (p<0.0001). Resistance to ampicillin in beta-lactamase-positive isolates and multidrug resistance (MDR) of H. parainfluenzae was detected mainly in group A. CONCLUSIONS The obtained data suggest that chronic hepatitis C, together with antiviral therapy, may influence the respiratory tract microbiota composition as found using haemophili, mainly H. parainfluenzae.

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MicrobiotaAdultAgedCandidaColony Count, MicrobialDrug Resistance, MicrobialHaemophilusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansMiddle AgedNasopharynxRespiratory System

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PMID26912163
PMCPMC4771098

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