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Cells ; 11(2)2022 01 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35053308

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INTRODUCTION: An early and accurate diagnosis of early onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) and late onset neonatal sepsis (LONS) is essential to improve the outcome of this devastating conditions. Especially, preterm infants are at risk. Reliable biomarkers are rare, clinical decision-making depends on clinical appearance and multiple laboratory findings. Markers of NET formation and NET turnover might improve diagnostic precision. Aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of NETs in sepsis diagnosis in neonatal preterm infants. METHODS: Plasma samples of neonatal preterm infants with suspected sepsis were collected. Blood samples were assayed for markers of NET formation and NET turnover: cfDNA, DNase1, nucleosome, NE, and H3Cit. All clinical findings, values of laboratory markers, and epidemiological characteristics were collected retrospectively. Two subpopulations were created to divide EONS from LONS. EMA sepsis criteria for neonatal sepsis were used to generate a sepsis group (EMA positive) and a control group (EMA negative). RESULTS: A total of 31 preterm neonates with suspected sepsis were included. Out of these, nine patients met the criteria for sepsis according to EMA. Regarding early onset neonatal sepsis (3 EONS vs. 10 controls), cfDNA, DNase I, nucleosome, and CRP were elevated significantly. H3Cit and NE did not show any significant elevations. In the late onset sepsis collective (6 LONS vs. 12 controls), cfDNA, DNase I, and CRP differed significantly compared to control group.


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Ácidos Nucleicos Livres/sangue , Desoxirribonucleases/sangue , Recém-Nascido Prematuro/sangue , Sepse/sangue , Biomarcadores/sangue , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Armadilhas Extracelulares/metabolismo , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Projetos Piloto
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Pediatr Res ; 92(3): 783-790, 2022 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34750523

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BACKGROUND: Medical simulation training requires realistic simulators with high fidelity. This prospective multi-center study investigated anatomic precision, physiologic characteristics, and fidelity of four commercially available very low birth weight infant simulators. METHODS: We measured airway angles and distances in the simulators Premature AirwayPaul (SIMCharacters), Premature Anne (Laerdal Medical), Premie HAL S2209 (Gaumard), and Preterm Baby (Lifecast Body Simulation) using computer tomography and compared these to human cadavers of premature stillbirths. The simulators' physiologic characteristics were tested, and highly experienced experts rated their physical and functional fidelity. RESULTS: The airway angles corresponded to those of the reference cadavers in three simulators. The nasal inlet to glottis distance and the mouth aperture to glottis distance were only accurate in one simulator. All simulators had airway resistances up to 20 times higher and compliances up to 19 times lower than published reference values. Fifty-six highly experienced experts gave three simulators (Premature AirwayPaul: 5.1 ± 1.0, Premature Anne 4.9 ± 1.1, Preterm Baby 5.0 ± 1.0) good overall ratings and one simulator (Premie HAL S2209: 2.8 ± 1.0) an unfavorable rating. CONCLUSION: The simulator physiology deviated significantly from preterm infants' reference values concerning resistance and compliance, potentially promoting a wrong ventilation technique. IMPACT: Very low birth weight infant simulators showed physiological properties far deviating from corresponding patient reference values. Only ventilation with very high peak pressure achieved tidal volumes in the simulators, as aimed at in very low birth weight infants, potentially promoting a wrong ventilation technique. Compared to very low birth weight infant cadavers, most tested simulators accurately reproduced the anatomic angular relationships, but their airway dimensions were relatively too large for the represented body. The more professional experience the experts had, the lower they rated the very low birth weight infant simulators.


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Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Treinamento por Simulação , Cadáver , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso , Estudos Prospectivos , Treinamento por Simulação/métodos
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Front Immunol ; 12: 617925, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34149682

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Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a common intestinal colonizer during the neonatal period, but also may cause late-onset sepsis or meningitis in up to 0.5% of otherwise healthy colonized infants after day 3 of life. Transmission routes and risk factors of this late-onset form of invasive GBS disease (iGBS) are not fully understood. Cases of iGBS with recurrence (n=25) and those occurring in parallel in twins/triplets (n=32) from the UK and Ireland (national surveillance study 2014/15) and from Germany and Switzerland (retrospective case collection) were analyzed to unravel shared (in affected multiples) or fixed (in recurrent disease) risk factors for GBS disease. The risk of iGBS among infants from multiple births was high (17%), if one infant had already developed GBS disease. The interval of onset of iGBS between siblings was 4.5 days and in recurrent cases 12.5 days. Disturbances of the individual microbiome, including persistence of infectious foci are suggested e.g. by high usage of perinatal antibiotics in mothers of affected multiples, and by the association of an increased risk of recurrence with a short term of antibiotics [aOR 4.2 (1.3-14.2), P=0.02]. Identical GBS serotypes in both recurrent infections and concurrently infected multiples might indicate a failed microbiome integration of GBS strains that are generally regarded as commensals in healthy infants. The dynamics of recurrent GBS infections or concurrent infections in multiples suggest individual patterns of exposure and fluctuations in host immunity, causing failure of natural niche occupation.


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Antibacterianos/efeitos adversos , Efeitos Colaterais e Reações Adversas Relacionados a Medicamentos/epidemiologia , Disbiose/epidemiologia , Sepse/epidemiologia , Infecções Estreptocócicas/epidemiologia , Streptococcus/fisiologia , Idade de Início , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Disbiose/etiologia , Europa (Continente)/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Microbiota , Gravidez , Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez , Recidiva , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Trigêmeos , Gêmeos
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Genet Med ; 23(7): 1315-1324, 2021 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33864021

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PURPOSE: Several clinical phenotypes including fetal hydrops, central conducting lymphatic anomaly or capillary malformations with arteriovenous malformations 2 (CM-AVM2) have been associated with EPHB4 (Ephrin type B receptor 4) variants, demanding new approaches for deciphering pathogenesis of novel variants of uncertain significance (VUS) identified in EPHB4, and for the identification of differentiated disease mechanisms at the molecular level. METHODS: Ten index cases with various phenotypes, either fetal hydrops, CM-AVM2, or peripheral lower limb lymphedema, whose distinct clinical phenotypes are described in detail in this study, presented with a variant in EPHB4. In vitro functional studies were performed to confirm pathogenicity. RESULTS: Pathogenicity was demonstrated for six of the seven novel EPHB4 VUS investigated. A heterogeneity of molecular disease mechanisms was identified, from loss of protein production or aberrant subcellular localization to total reduction of the phosphorylation capability of the receptor. There was some phenotype-genotype correlation; however, previously unreported intrafamilial overlapping phenotypes such as lymphatic-related fetal hydrops (LRFH) and CM-AVM2 in the same family were observed. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the usefulness of protein expression and subcellular localization studies to predict EPHB4 variant pathogenesis. Our accurate clinical phenotyping expands our interpretation of the Janus-faced spectrum of EPHB4-related disorders, introducing the discovery of cases with overlapping phenotypes.


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Hidropisia Fetal , Receptor EphB4 , Estudos de Associação Genética , Humanos , Fenótipo , Fosforilação , Receptor EphB4/genética
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Eur J Pediatr ; 179(8): 1309-1313, 2020 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32067100

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Less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) is a method to deliver surfactant to spontaneously breathing premature infants via a thin catheter. Here we report the two-year outcome from the AMV (avoid mechanical ventilation) study, the first randomized controlled trial on this mode of surfactant delivery. No statistically significant differences in weight, length or neurodevelopmental outcome (Bayley II scores) were found between the LISA intervention group (n = 95) and the control group (n = 84) that received standard treatment.Conclusion: No differences in outcome were observed at 2 years. LISA seems safe in that aspect. What is Known: • LISA is a method that is in increasing use for surfactant delivery to spontaneously breathing infants. LISA reduces the need for mechanical ventilation. What is New: • Outcome data at 2 years from the first randomized study with LISA raise no safety concerns in comparison to a group of infants that received standard treatment.


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Transtornos do Crescimento/prevenção & controle , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/prevenção & controle , Surfactantes Pulmonares/administração & dosagem , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido/tratamento farmacológico , Cateterismo , Pré-Escolar , Pressão Positiva Contínua nas Vias Aéreas , Feminino , Seguimentos , Transtornos do Crescimento/diagnóstico , Transtornos do Crescimento/etiologia , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Masculino , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/diagnóstico , Transtornos do Neurodesenvolvimento/etiologia , Surfactantes Pulmonares/uso terapêutico , Respiração Artificial/estatística & dados numéricos , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido/terapia , Resultado do Tratamento
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Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed ; 105(2): 190-195, 2020 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31248963

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OBJECTIVE: To determine if survival rates of preterm infants receiving active perinatal care improve over time. DESIGN: The German Neonatal Network is a cohort study of preterm infants with birth weight <1500 g. All eligible infants receiving active perinatal care are registered. We analysed data of patients discharged between 2011 and 2016. SETTING: 43 German level III neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). PATIENTS: 8222 preterm infants with a gestational age between 22/0 and 28/6 weeks who received active perinatal care. INTERVENTIONS: Participating NICUs were grouped according to their specific survival rate from 2011 to 2013 to high (percentile >P75), intermediate (P25-P75) and low (

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Lactente Extremamente Prematuro , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal/estatística & dados numéricos , Assistência Perinatal/métodos , Assistência Perinatal/estatística & dados numéricos , Mortalidade Perinatal/tendências , Causas de Morte , Comorbidade , Feminino , Idade Gestacional , Nível de Saúde , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso , Masculino , Estudos Prospectivos , Melhoria de Qualidade , Fatores de Risco , Fatores Sexuais , Centros de Atenção Terciária
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Eur J Pediatr ; 175(6): 859-68, 2016 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27026377

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UNLABELLED: The aims of this study were to compare the skin conductance (SC) of newborns with opiate-induced neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) to that of unexposed newborns and to evaluate the potential of SC readings to detect distress in the context of NAS objectively. The SC of 12 newborns with NAS and 12 unexposed newborns was measured at nine specific times during their first 6 weeks of life. The number of SC fluctuations per second (NSCF/s), the amplitude of SC fluctuation, and the mean level of SC were recorded and analyzed. The SC of newborns treated for symptoms of NAS differed significantly from the SC of unexposed newborns with regard to the NSCF/s (p = 0.04). With the mean level of SC, we observed an interaction between groups over time (p value for interaction = 0.02). With increasing postnatal age, we observed higher values in all three SC parameters. CONCLUSION: The NSCF/s and the mean level of SC appear to be suitable to reflect the distress of newborns suffering from NAS. As it is known that the sensitivity of SC increases with the level of stress experienced, its potential to indicate elevated stress levels in infants with NAS should be investigated in future studies evaluating different therapy regimens. WHAT IS KNOWN: • Skin conductance is a result of the filling of palmar and plantar sweat glands innervated by the sympathetic nervous system • Skin conductance can be used as a measure of stress and pain in newborns What is New: • Skin conductance of newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) differs significantly from the SC of non-substance-exposed newborns during the first 6 weeks of life • Skin conductance appears to reflect the increased distress of infants with NAS.


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Analgésicos Opioides/efeitos adversos , Resposta Galvânica da Pele/fisiologia , Síndrome de Abstinência Neonatal/fisiopatologia , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Opioides/fisiopatologia , Adulto , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Síndrome de Abstinência Neonatal/sangue , Dor/fisiopatologia , Gravidez , Complicações na Gravidez , Estresse Psicológico/fisiopatologia
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J Affect Disord ; 194: 128-34, 2016 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26820762

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BACKGROUND: Both preterm delivery and survival rates of very low birth weight (VLBW: <1500 g) infants are increasing. To date, the focus on studies about postpartum mental health after preterm birth has been on depression and on women. There is a paucity of research regarding prevalence, risks, and predictors of postpartum anxiety in parents after VLBW birth. METHODS: Parents with VLBW infants and parents with term infants were recruited into the longitudinal HaFEn-study at the three largest centers of perinatal care in Hamburg, Germany. State anxiety was assessed with the State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory and anxiety and adjustment disorders with a clinical interview one month postpartum. Psychiatric lifetime diagnoses, social support, trait anxiety, stress during birth, socioeconomic status, risks during pregnancy, and mode of delivery were also evaluated. To examine predictors of postpartum state anxiety in both parents simultaneously a multiple random coefficient model was used. RESULTS: 230 mothers and 173 fathers were included. The risk for minor/major anxiety symptoms and adjustment disorders was higher in parents with VLBW infants compared to the term group. The risk for anxiety disorders was not higher in parents with VLBW infants. The most important predictors for postpartum state anxiety were high trait anxiety, the birth of a VLBW infant, high stress during birth, and low social support. LIMITATIONS: Data reported here are cross-sectional. Thus, temporal relationships cannot be established. CONCLUSIONS: Our results emphasize the importance of early screening for postpartum anxiety in both parents with VLBW infants.


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Transtornos de Adaptação/epidemiologia , Ansiedade/epidemiologia , Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso/psicologia , Pais/psicologia , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Período Pós-Parto , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco
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J Affect Disord ; 180: 154-61, 2015 Jul 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25911131

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BACKGROUND: Preterm birth and survival rates of very low birth-weight (VLBW: <1.500g) infants have increased. Although new parents are frequently affected by depressive symptoms, little is known about prevalence, risk, and predictors of parental postpartum depression (PPD) following VLBW birth. Furthermore, most studies assessing PPD in parents of preterm children relied on self-report only. METHODS: As part of the HaFEn cohort-study, data from the index groups of parents with VLBW infants and the control group of parents with term infants were cross-sectionally analysed. Families were recruited at the three largest centres of perinatal medical care in Hamburg, Germany. PPD was evaluated one month postpartum using standardized questionnaires and clinical interviews. Socioeconomic status, social support, risks during pregnancy, and psychiatric lifetime diagnoses were also assessed. A multiple random coefficient model was used to examine predictors of PPD in both parents simultaneously. RESULTS: 230 mothers and 173 fathers were included. Depending on the measure, the risk of being postnatally depressed was 4 to 18 times higher in mothers and 3 to 9 times higher in fathers from the index group. The most relevant risk factor for PPD was the birth of a VLBW infant, followed by female sex, lifetime psychiatric disorder, and low social support. LIMITATIONS: Results presented here, are based on cross sectional data. Therefore no temporal relationships can be established. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight the importance of early screening for PPD in both parents of VLBW infants. Factors contributing to developing depression should also be considered in neonatal care.


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Depressão Pós-Parto/psicologia , Pai/psicologia , Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso/psicologia , Mães/psicologia , Nascimento Prematuro/psicologia , Estudos de Coortes , Estudos Transversais , Depressão Pós-Parto/epidemiologia , Feminino , Alemanha , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Período Pós-Parto/psicologia , Gravidez , Prevalência , Apoio Social , Inquéritos e Questionários
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PLoS One ; 10(4): e0122564, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25856083

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OBJECTIVE: It was the aim of our study to evaluate the independent effect of preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) as a cause of preterm delivery on mortality during primary hospital stay and significant morbidities in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants < 32 weeks of gestation. DESIGN: Observational, epidemiological study design. SETTING: Population-based cohort, German Neonatal Network (GNN). POPULATION: 6102 VLBW infants were enrolled in GNN from 2009-2012, n=4120 fulfilled criteria for primary analysis (< 32 gestational weeks, no pre-eclampsia, HELLP (highly elevated liver enzymes and low platelets syndrome) or placental abruption as cause of preterm birth). METHODS: Multivariable logistic regression analyses included PPROM as potential risk factors for adverse outcomes and well established items such as gestational age in weeks, birth weight, antenatal steroids, center, inborn delivery, multiple birth, gender and being small-for-gestational-age. RESULTS: PPROM as cause of preterm delivery had no independent effect on the risk of early-onset sepsis, clinical sepsis and blood-culture proven sepsis, while gestational age proved to be the most important contributor to sepsis risk. The diagnosis of PPROM was associated with an increased risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD; OR: 1.25, 95% CI: 1.02-1.55, p=0.03) but not with other major outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnosis of PPROM per se is not associated with adverse outcome in VLBW infants < 32 weeks apart from a moderately increased risk for BPD. Randomized controlled trials with primary neonatal outcomes are needed to determine which subgroup of VLBW infants benefit from expectant or intentional management of PPROM.


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Ruptura Prematura de Membranas Fetais/epidemiologia , Ruptura Prematura de Membranas Fetais/fisiopatologia , Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso/fisiologia , Nascimento Prematuro/epidemiologia , Nascimento Prematuro/etiologia , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Modelos Logísticos , Mortalidade , Gravidez
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Acta Paediatr ; 104(3): 241-6, 2015 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25474712

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AIM: Providing less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) to spontaneously breathing preterm infants has been reported to reduce mechanical ventilation and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in randomised controlled trials. This large cohort study compared these outcome measures between LISA-treated infants and controls. METHODS: Infants receiving LISA, who were born before 32 gestational weeks and enrolled in the German Neonatal Network, were matched to control infants by gestational age, umbilical cord pH, Apgar-score at 5 min, small for gestational age status, antenatal treatment with steroids, gender and highest supplemental oxygen during the first 12 h of life. Outcome data were compared with chi-square and Mann-Whitney U-tests and adjusted for multiple comparisons. RESULTS: Between 2009 and 2012, 1103 infants were treated with LISA at 37 centres. LISA infants had lower rates of mechanical ventilation (41% versus 62%, p < 0.001), postnatal dexamethasone treatment (2.5% versus 7%, p < 0.001), BPD (12% versus 18%, p = 0.001) and BPD or death (14% versus 21%, p < 0.001) than the controls. CONCLUSION: Surfactant treatment of spontaneously breathing infants was associated with lower rates of mechanical ventilation and BPD. Additional large-scale randomised controlled trials are needed to assess the possible long-term benefits of LISA.


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Surfactantes Pulmonares/administração & dosagem , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido/prevenção & controle , Displasia Broncopulmonar/etiologia , Displasia Broncopulmonar/prevenção & controle , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Masculino , Análise por Pareamento , Estudos Prospectivos , Surfactantes Pulmonares/uso terapêutico , Respiração , Respiração Artificial/estatística & dados numéricos , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido/complicações , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Pediatr ; 165(2): 285-289.e1, 2014 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24880888

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate outcome data in an observational cohort of very low birth weight infants of the German Neonatal Network stratified to prophylactic use of Lactobacillus acidophilus/Bifidobacterium infantis probiotics. STUDY DESIGN: Within the observational period (September 1, 2010, until December 31, 2012, n=5351 infants) study centers were categorized into 3 groups based on their choice of Lactobacillus acidophilus/Bifidobacterium infantis use: (1) no prophylactic use (12 centers); (2 a/b) change of strategy nonuser to user during observational period (13 centers); and (3) use before start of observation (21 centers). Primary outcome data of all eligible infants were determined according to center-specific strategy. RESULTS: The use of probiotics was associated with a reduced risk for necrotizing enterocolitis surgery (group 1 vs group 3: 4.2 vs 2.6%, P=.028; change of strategy: 6.2 vs 4.0%, P<.001), any abdominal surgery, and hospital mortality. Infants treated with probiotics had improved weight gain/day, and probiotics had no effect on the risk of blood-culture confirmed sepsis. In a multivariable logistic regression analysis, probiotics were protective for necrotizing enterocolitis surgery (OR 0.58, 95% CI 0.37-0.91; P=.017), any abdominal surgery (OR 0.7, 95% CI 0.51-0.95; P=.02), and the combined outcome abdominal surgery and/or death (OR 0.43; 95% CI 0.33-0.56; P<.001). CONCLUSIONS: Our observational data support the use of Lactobacillus acidophilus/Bifidobacterium infantis probiotics to reduce the risk for gastrointestinal morbidity but not sepsis in very low birth weight infants.


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Bifidobacterium , Enterocolite Necrosante/prevenção & controle , Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso , Lactobacillus acidophilus , Probióticos/administração & dosagem , Estudos de Coortes , Enterocolite Necrosante/epidemiologia , Feminino , Alemanha , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Neurosurg Pediatr ; 13(3): 291-4, 2014 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24404967

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OBJECT: Patients with spina bifida are particularly vulnerable to developing immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated latex sensitization. Even though many risk factors leading to latex allergy in these patients have been described, it is still unclear whether the increased prevalence of latex sensitization is disease associated or due to the procedures used to treat spina bifida. The aim of this study was to assess prenatal latex sensitization in patients with spina bifida by examining IgE levels in umbilical cord blood. METHODS: Patients with spina bifida and matched healthy infants were recruited from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf and Children's Hospital Altona. Latex-specific and total IgE were assessed in umbilical cord blood using ImmunoCAP testing to evaluate the degree of prenatal latex sensitization. RESULTS: Twenty-two subjects, 10 with spina bifida and 12 healthy individuals, were included. Subjects were selected after matching for sex, gestational age, weight, parental allergy profile, number of prenatal examinations, and utilization of latex tools during pregnancy (propensity score estimates, p = 0.36). In patients with spina bifida, latex-specific and total IgE levels were significantly higher than those in healthy individuals (p = 0.001). After normalization to total IgE, latex-specific IgE levels were higher, yet not significantly increased (p = 0.085). CONCLUSIONS: Perinatally, there is a significant augmentation of total and latex-specific IgE in patients with spina bifida. After correcting for total IgE, latex-specific IgE was increased, yet not significantly higher than in matched, healthy controls. This pilot study gives novel insights in the immunological reactions related to spina bifida. The increased latex-specific IgE levels could possibly be associated with the occurrence of a latex allergy in the future.


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Sangue Fetal/imunologia , Imunoglobulina E/sangue , Hipersensibilidade ao Látex/imunologia , Látex/efeitos adversos , Látex/imunologia , Efeitos Tardios da Exposição Pré-Natal/imunologia , Disrafismo Espinal/imunologia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Imunoglobulina E/imunologia , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Hipersensibilidade ao Látex/complicações , Hipersensibilidade ao Látex/etiologia , Masculino , Projetos Piloto , Gravidez , Fatores de Risco , Disrafismo Espinal/complicações
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Pediatr Infect Dis J ; 33(3): 238-43, 2014 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24030351

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BACKGROUND: It was the aim of this study to assess whether very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants born small for gestational age (SGA; birth weight less than 10th percentile) are at increased risk for late-onset sepsis. METHODS: This was a prospective, multicenter study of the German Neonatal Network including VLBW infants from 23 to < 32 weeks post menstrual age born 2009-2011. Outcomes were compared between VLBW infants born SGA (birth weight less than tenth percentile according to gestational age and gender) and non-SGA infants. The main outcome measure was at least 1 episode of late-onset sepsis defined as blood-culture-confirmed clinical sepsis occurring at ≥ 72 hours of age. RESULTS: 5886 VLBW infants were included. In SGA infants (n = 692), an increased incidence of late-onset sepsis was noted compared with non-SGA infants (20.1% vs. 14.3 %, P < 0.001). This difference was only observed among infants with a gestational age of 27 to < 32 weeks and attributed to sepsis episodes with coagulase-negative staphylococci (12.8% vs. 8.3%, P < 0.001). Different treatment modalities (eg more frequent use of central venous lines) and longer duration of invasive therapies (parenteral nutrition, mechanical ventilation, hospitalization) may account for the increased sepsis risk with coagulase-negative staphylococci in our SGA cohort. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, higher gestational age [per week; odds ratio (OR): 0.75, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.72-0.78, P< 0.0001], treatment with antenatal steroids (OR: 0.7, 95% CI: 0.53-0.92, P = 0.01), German descendance (OR: 0.76, 95% CI: 0.63-0.91, P = 0.003) and prophylaxis with glycopeptide antibiotics (OR: 0.64, 95% CI: 0.47-0.87, P = 0.005) were shown to be protective against late-onset sepsis. In contrast, longer duration of parenteral nutrition (per day; OR: 1.016, 95% CI: 1.011-1.021, P < 0.0001) and SGA were found to be risk factors (OR: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.02-1.68, P= 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: SGA contributes to the risk of late-onset sepsis in VLBW infants. Future studies are needed to investigate the underlying pathophysiology to guide individualized preventive measures in this vulnerable subgroup.


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Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Retardo do Crescimento Fetal/epidemiologia , Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso , Sepse/epidemiologia , Estudos de Coortes , Infecção Hospitalar/complicações , Infecção Hospitalar/microbiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/mortalidade , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Idade Gestacional , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Masculino , Fatores de Risco , Sepse/complicações , Sepse/microbiologia , Sepse/mortalidade
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PLoS One ; 7(6): e38304, 2012.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22768043

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INTRODUCTION: We evaluated blood culture-proven sepsis episodes occurring in microclusters in very-low-birth-weight infants born in the German Neonatal Network (GNN) during 2009-2010. METHODS: Thirty-seven centers participated in GNN; 23 centers enrolled ≥50 VLBW infants in the study period. Data quality was approved by on-site monitoring. Microclusters of sepsis were defined as occurrence of at least two blood-culture proven sepsis events in different patients of one center within 3 months with the same bacterial species. For microcluster analysis, we selected sepsis episodes with typically cross-transmitted bacteria of high clinical significance including gram-negative rods and Enterococcus spp. RESULTS: In our cohort, 12/2110 (0.6%) infants were documented with an early-onset sepsis and 235 late-onset sepsis episodes (≥72 h of age) occurred in 203/2110 (9.6%) VLBW infants. In 182/235 (77.4%) late-onset sepsis episodes gram-positive bacteria were documented, while coagulase negative staphylococci were found to be the most predominant pathogens (48.5%, 95%CI: 42.01-55.01). Candida spp. and gram-negative bacilli caused 10/235 (4.3%, 95%CI: 1.68% -6.83%) and 43/235 (18.5%) late-onset sepsis episodes, respectively. Eleven microclusters of blood-culture proven sepsis were detected in 7 hospitals involving a total 26 infants. 16/26 cluster patients suffered from Klebsiella spp. sepsis. The median time interval between the first patient's Klebsiella spp. sepsis and cluster cases was 14.1 days (interquartile range: 1-27 days). First patients in the cluster, their linked cases and sporadic sepsis events did not show significant differences in short term outcome parameters. DISCUSSION: Microclusters of infection are an important phenomenon for late-onset sepsis. Most gram-negative cluster infections occur within 30 days after the first patient was diagnosed and Klebsiella spp. play a major role. It is essential to monitor epidemic microclusters of sepsis in surveillance networks to adapt clinical practice, inform policy and further improve quality of care.


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Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso/sangue , Sepse/sangue , Sepse/epidemiologia , Análise por Conglomerados , Estudos de Coortes , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Sepse/microbiologia , Resultado do Tratamento
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Acta Paediatr ; 101(4): 380-3, 2012 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22145626

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AIM: ATP-binding cassette member A 3 (ABCA3) plays a critical role for the transport of surfactant phospholipids into the lamellar bodies of type II alveolar epithelial cells. Term infants carrying the E292V missense mutation of the gene encoding ABCA3 are likely to develop respiratory distress syndrome, and the mutation has also been linked to interstitial lung disease in paediatric patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the E292V genotype with pulmonary morbidity in a large cohort of very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants. METHODS: We performed a genetic association study with a prospective, population-based multi-centre cohort of 3177 VLBW infants born in 16 German study centres between 2003 and 2009 (German Neonatal Network). The ABCA3 genotype was determined by restriction fragment length polymorphism-PCR in genomic DNA samples derived from buccal swabs. RESULTS: In a large cohort of 3177 VLBW infants, 11 individuals were found to be heterozygote for the E292V mutation (0.34%). After stratification according to ABCA3 genotype, no differences were noted for clinical characteristics, necessary treatments and neonatal pulmonary outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Within the size limits of our study cohort, the ABCA3 missense mutation E292V had no remarkable effect on pulmonary outcome in VLBW infants. Present results do not rule out the possibility that E292V phenotype is associated with minor difference in the morbidity.


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Transportadores de Cassetes de Ligação de ATP/genética , Recém-Nascido de muito Baixo Peso , Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais/genética , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido/genética , Feminino , Estudos de Associação Genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Genótipo , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais/epidemiologia , Masculino , Morbidade , Mutação de Sentido Incorreto , Estudos Prospectivos , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido/epidemiologia
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Lancet ; 378(9803): 1627-34, 2011 Nov 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21963186

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BACKGROUND: Surfactant is usually given to mechanically ventilated preterm infants via an endotracheal tube to treat respiratory distress syndrome. We tested a new method of surfactant application to spontaneously breathing preterm infants to avoid mechanical ventilation. METHOD: In a parallel-group, randomised controlled trial, 220 preterm infants with a gestational age between 26 and 28 weeks and a birthweight less than 1·5 kg were enrolled in 12 German neonatal intensive care units. Infants were independently randomised in a 1:1 ratio with variable block sizes, to standard treatment or intervention, and randomisation was stratified according to centre and multiple birth status. Masking was not possible. Infants were stabilised with continuous positive airway pressure and received rescue intubation if necessary. In the intervention group, infants received surfactant treatment during spontaneous breathing via a thin catheter inserted into the trachea by laryngoscopy if they needed a fraction of inspired oxygen more than 0·30. The primary endpoint was need for any mechanical ventilation, or being not ventilated but having a partial pressure of carbon dioxide more than 65 mm Hg (8·6 kPa) or a fraction of inspired oxygen more than 0·60, or both, for more than 2 h between 25 h and 72 h of age. Analysis was by intention to treat. This study is registered, number ISRCTN05025922. FINDINGS: 108 infants were assigned to the intervention group and 112 infants to the standard treatment group. All infants were analysed. On day 2 or 3 after birth, 30 (28%) infants in the intervention group were mechanically ventilated versus 51 (46%) in the standard treatment group (number needed to treat 6, 95% CI 3-20, absolute risk reduction 0·18, 95% CI 0·30-0·05, p=0·008). 36 (33%) infants in the intervention group were mechanically ventilated during their stay in the hospital compared with 82 (73%) in the standard treatment group (number needed to treat: 3, 95% CI 2-4, p<0·0001). The intervention group had significantly fewer median days on mechanical ventilation, (0 days. IQR 0-3 vs 2 days, 0-5) and a lower need for oxygen therapy at 28 days (30 infants [30%] vs 49 infants [45%], p=0·032) compared with the standard treatment group. We recorded no differences between groups for mortality (seven deaths in the intervention group vs five in the standard treatment group) and serious adverse events (21 vs 28). INTERPRETATION: The application of surfactant via a thin catheter to spontaneously breathing preterm infants receiving continuous positive airway pressure reduces the need for mechanical ventilation. FUNDING: German Ministry of Research and Technology, University of Lübeck, and Chiesi Pharmaceuticals.


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Recém-Nascido Prematuro , Surfactantes Pulmonares/administração & dosagem , Respiração Artificial/estatística & dados numéricos , Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido/terapia , Administração por Inalação , Dióxido de Carbono/metabolismo , Catéteres , Pressão Positiva Contínua nas Vias Aéreas , Feminino , Frequência Cardíaca , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal , Masculino , Oxigênio/sangue , Oxigenoterapia/estatística & dados numéricos
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