Microbial contamination of home nebulizers in children with cystic fibrosis and clinical implication on the number of pulmonary exacerbations.
Seyed Ahmad TabatabaiiGhamartaj KhanbabaeeSaeed SadrNazanin FarahbakhshMaryam Kazemi AghdamSaran LotfollahzadehAmirhossein HosseiniNaghi DaraMohammad NanbakhshFatemeh Abdollah GorjiPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2020)
The majority of domiciliary nebulizers used by children with CF were contaminated with microorganisms indicating that the nebulizers may serve as potential reservoirs of pathogens for the patients' lung. Perpetuating colonization is a possible concern in the ones recently colonized with P. aeruginosa and, therefore, decontamination of nebulizer requires more attention to prevent ongoing infection. The negative impact of contamination of nebulizer on CF exacerbation requires serious attention and further investigations.
Keyphrases
- cystic fibrosis
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- drinking water
- young adults
- risk assessment
- working memory
- end stage renal disease
- human health
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- heavy metals
- pulmonary hypertension
- health risk
- microbial community
- gram negative
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported