Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Department and Clinic of Neonatology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
J Infect Dis. 2022 May 16;225(10):1807-1810. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab209.
We describe the prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii in mother-infant pairs of very low birth weight newborns <32 weeks gestation. Molecular and microscopic methods were used for detection of P. jirovecii in patients' specimens. Pneumocystis DNA was detected in 8 nasopharyngeal aspirates (14%) of 56 newborns and in 7 oral washes (21%) of 34 mothers. Pneumocystis detection immediately after birth suggests the possibility of its transplacental transmission. Compared to noncolonized infants, more frequent occurrence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia was seen in colonized infants (P = .02), suggesting a potential clinical importance of this pathogen in abnormal lung development.
我们描述了在妊娠 32 周以下的极低出生体重儿母婴对中,耶氏肺孢子菌的流行情况。分子和显微镜方法用于检测患者标本中的耶氏肺孢子菌。在 56 名新生儿的 8 份鼻咽抽吸物(14%)和 34 名母亲的 7 份口腔冲洗液(21%)中检测到了耶氏肺孢子菌 DNA。出生后立即检测到耶氏肺孢子菌提示其可能经胎盘传播。与未定植的婴儿相比,定植的婴儿更常发生支气管肺发育不良(P=0.02),这表明该病原体在异常肺发育中可能具有潜在的临床重要性。