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Observational studyClinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America2023

Pathogens Identified by Minimally Invasive Tissue Sampling in India and Pakistan From Preterm Neonatal Deaths: The PURPOSE Study.

Najia Karim Ghanchi, Imran Ahmed, Jean Kim, Sheetal Harakuni, Manjunath S Somannavar, Afia Zafar, Shiyam Sunder Tikmani, Sarah Saleem, Shivaprasad S Goudar, Sangappa M Dhaded and 7 more

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Najia Karim GhanchiDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Imran AhmedDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Jean KimSocial, Statistical and Environmental Health Sciences, RTI International, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Sheetal HarakuniKLE Academy of Higher Education and Research's, J.N. Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
Manjunath S SomannavarKLE Academy of Higher Education and Research's, J.N. Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
Afia ZafarDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Shiyam Sunder TikmaniDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sarah SaleemDepartment of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Shivaprasad S GoudarKLE Academy of Higher Education and Research's, J.N. Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
Sangappa M DhadedKLE Academy of Higher Education and Research's, J.N. Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
Gowdar GuruprasadDepartment of Pediatrics, Bapuji Educational Association, J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
S YogeshkumarKLE Academy of Higher Education and Research's, J.N. Medical College, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.
Kay HwangSocial, Statistical and Environmental Health Sciences, RTI International, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Anna AceitunoSocial, Statistical and Environmental Health Sciences, RTI International, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Robert M SilverDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Elizabeth M McClureSocial, Statistical and Environmental Health Sciences, RTI International, Durham, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8659-5444
Robert L GoldenbergDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundWe identified pathogens found in internal organs and placentas of deceased preterm infants cared for in hospitals in India and Pakistan.

methodsProspective, observational study conducted in delivery units and neonatal intensive care units. Tissue samples from deceased neonates obtained by minimally invasive tissue sampling and placentas were examined for 73 different pathogens using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

resultsTissue for pathogen PCR was obtained from liver, lung, brain, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and placentas from 377 deceased preterm infants. Between 17.6% and 34.1% of each type of tissue had at least 1 organism identified. Organism detection was highest in blood (34.1%), followed by lung (31.1%), liver (23.3%), cerebrospinal fluid (22.3%), and brain (17.6%). A total of 49.7% of the deceased infants had at least 1 organism. Acinetobacter baumannii was in 28.4% of the neonates compared with 14.6% for Klebsiella pneumoniae, 11.9% for Escherichia coli/Shigella, and 11.1% for Haemophilus influenzae. Group B streptococcus was identified in only 1.3% of the neonatal deaths. A. baumannii was rarely found in the placenta and was found more commonly in the internal organs of neonates who died later in the neonatal period. The most common organism found in placentas was Ureaplasma urealyticum in 34% of the samples, with no other organism found in >4% of samples.

conclusionsIn organ samples from deceased infants in India and Pakistan, evaluated with multiplex pathogen PCR, A. baumannii was the most commonly identified organism. Group B streptococcus was rarely found. A. baumannii was rarely found in the placentas of these deceased neonates.

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Perinatal DeathEscherichia coliFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionPakistanPregnancyProspective StudiesAcinetobacter baumanniiGroup B StreptococcusKlebsiella pneumoniaeneonatal deathorgan pathogen PCR

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PMCPMC9907547

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