The Prevalence of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infection Over a Ten-Year Period in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Al Shidhani, K; O’Reilly, R; Javadpour, S; O’Sullivan, N; McNally, P; Cox, D.W
A retrospective observational study was performed at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin (OLCHC), Dublin, the largest paediatric tertiary CF referral centre in Ireland. Patient’s case notes, microbiology laboratory results and data from the Cystic Fibrosis Registry of Ireland (CFRI) database were used as sources for the data collection. We compared the prevalence of PA infection in 2014 with 2004.
PA infection was defined as one positive culture on an airway sample (either a sputum, throat swab or broncho-alveolar lavage sample). The modified Leed’s criteria was used to classify PA infection into never infected, free of infection (negative PA culture for > 12 months), intermittent infection ( positive PA culture for < 6 months) and chronic infection ( positive PA culture for > 6 months).
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