Changing Epidemiology of the Respiratory Bacteriology of Patients With Cystic Fibrosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Monitoring potential changes in the epidemiology of cystic fibrosis (CF) pathogens furthers our understanding of the potential impact of interventions.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis using data reported to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry (CFFPR) from 2006 to 2012 to determine the annual percent changes in the prevalence and incidence of selected CF pathogens. Pathogens included Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA), Haemophilus influenzae, Burkholderia cepacia complex, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and Achromobacter xylosoxidans. Changes in nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) prevalence were assessed from 2010 to 2012, when the CFFPR collected NTM species.

SUBMITTER: Salsgiver EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5831653 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature