ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2023
Association of Ureaplasma infection pattern and azithromycin treatment effect with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in Ureaplasma positive infants: a cohort study.
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- Azithromycin for eradication ofArchives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2026Pooled it
- Development and validation of a risk prediction model for respiratory tractTranslational pediatrics · 2026Article
- Role of the gut‑lung axis in bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Physiological basis, pathogenesis and immunological modulation (Review).Molecular medicine reports · 2025Review
- Treatment Effects of Genital Mycoplasma Species in High-Risk Pregnant Individuals: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- [Advances in clinical pharmacotherapy for neonatalZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2025Review
- Ureaplasma in neonatal gastric fluid contributing to bronchopulmonary dysplasia.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Azithromycin for Preventing Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants: A Cohort Study.Pediatric pulmonology · 2025Article
- Clinical Characteristics and Current Treatment Modality of Preterm Infants withChildren (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- [Clinical characteristics ofZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt is unclear whether Ureaplasma-associated pneumonia and azithromycin treatment affect the risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD).
methodsA retrospective cohort study was performed in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants who tested positive for Ureaplasma within 72 h after birth in a tertiary unit. Chest X-ray (CXR) and laboratory test were performed before and after azithromycin treatment. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify the independent association between BPD and Ureaplasma-associated pneumonia, as well as BPD and effective azithromycin treatment.
resultsA total of 118 infants were included in the current study, of whom 36 developed BPD (defined as supplemental oxygen needed at postmenstrual age 36 weeks or discharge). The rate of BPD was significantly higher in infants with Ureaplasma-associated pneumonia (44.6%) compared to infants with Ureaplasma colonization (17.7%, P = 0.002). After adjusting for confounders, an effective azithromycin treatment was significantly associated with reduced risk of BPD [odd ratio (OR) 0.011; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.000-0.250), whereas Ureaplasma-associated pneumonia was not significantly associated with BPD (OR 1.835; 95% CI: 0.548-6.147).
conclusionEffective Azithromycin treatment in Ureaplasma positive VLBW infants was associated with a reduced risk of BPD.
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