Association of CPAP bacterial colonization with chronic rhinosinusitis.
J Clin Sleep Med
; 9(8): 747-50, 2013 Aug 15.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23946703
ABSTRACT
STUDY OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of our study was to investigate whether bacterial colonization of the continuous positive air-way pressure (CPAP) machine reservoirs occurred, and if so, if it was related to the development of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).DESIGN:
Prospective cohort study.SETTING:
London Health Sciences Center (LHSC). PATIENTS Regular CPAP users with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).INTERVENTIONS:
N/A. MEASUREMENTS ANDRESULTS:
Patient demographics were recorded and they were asked to fill out the chronic sinusitis survey (CSS) form. Patients then had their CPAP machines swabbed. An ANOVA was used to determine if the presence of microbacterial colonization was related to CSS scores. In total, 72 patients were included in the study. There was no significant difference in any of the scores between the group with positive cultures and the group without positive cultures.CONCLUSIONS:
Having a positive culture in the cpap reservoir does not seem to lead to an increased symptomatology of crs although the reservoirs often become colonized, there seems to be no clinical impact.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sinusitis
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Rhinitis
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Equipment Contamination
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Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Sleep Med
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article