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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2022

Failed Eradication Therapy of New-Onset Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Is Associated With Bacterial Resistance to Neutrophil Functions.

Kelly Kwong, Andrea Benedetti, Yvonne Yau, Valerie Waters, Dao Nguyen

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Article in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kelly KwongDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Andrea BenedettiDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Yvonne YauDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Valerie WatersDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Dao NguyenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
McGill University · CASickKids Foundation · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAntibiotics, such as inhaled tobramycin, are used to eradicate new-onset Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) but frequently fail due to reasons poorly understood. We hypothesized that PA isolates' resistance to neutrophil antibacterial functions was associated with failed eradication in patients harboring those strains.

methodsWe analyzed all PA isolates from a cohort of 39 CF children with new-onset PA infections undergoing tobramycin eradication therapy, where 30 patients had eradicated and 9 patients had persistent infection. We characterized several bacterial phenotypes and measured the isolates' susceptibility to neutrophil antibacterial functions using in vitro assays of phagocytosis and intracellular bacterial killing.

resultsPA isolates from persistent infections were more resistant to neutrophil functions, with lower phagocytosis and intracellular bacterial killing compared to those from eradicated infections. In multivariable analyses, in vitro neutrophil responses were positively associated with twitching motility, and negatively with mucoidy. In vitro neutrophil phagocytosis was a predictor of persistent infection following tobramycin even after adjustment for clinical risk factors.

conclusionsPA isolates from new-onset CF infection show strain-specific susceptibility to neutrophil antibacterial functions, and infection with PA isolates resistant to neutrophil phagocytosis is an independent risk factor for failed tobramycin eradication.

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Cystic FibrosisPseudomonas InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansNeutrophilsPseudomonas aeruginosaTobramycinAnti-Bacterial AgentsTobramycinantibiotic eradication therapycystic fibrosisneutrophil phagocytosisPseudomonas aeruginosa

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PMID33606875
PMCPMC9159338
OpenAlexW3132994193

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