Identified micro-organisms in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia patients living near goat and poultry farms

Abstract Background In the Netherlands, an increased risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been reported for adults living near goat and poultry farms. Previous results of respiratory microbiome studies in hospitalized CAP patients near poultry farms suggested a higher relative abundance of...

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Autores principales: Inge Roof, Arianne B. van Gageldonk-Lafeber, Tizza P. Zomer, Yolande M. Vermeeren, Peter C. Wever, Wim van der Hoek
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8f088b535dea49c583f6461df387fe642021-12-05T12:03:53ZIdentified micro-organisms in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia patients living near goat and poultry farms10.1186/s41479-021-00091-w2200-6133https://doaj.org/article/8f088b535dea49c583f6461df387fe642021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-021-00091-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2200-6133Abstract Background In the Netherlands, an increased risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been reported for adults living near goat and poultry farms. Previous results of respiratory microbiome studies in hospitalized CAP patients near poultry farms suggested a higher relative abundance of Streptococcus pneumoniae. This retrospective study, using routine laboratory data from hospitalized CAP patients, aims to explore possible aetiologic micro-organisms of CAP in relation to livestock exposure. Methods Patient characteristics and PCR and urinary antigen test results were retrieved retrospectively from electronic medical records of CAP patients admitted to the Jeroen Bosch Hospital or Gelre Hospital in the Netherlands during 2016–2017. Distances between the patients’ home address and the nearest poultry and goat farm were calculated. Differences in laboratory test results between CAP patients with and without goat or poultry farms within 2 km of their home address were analyzed using Fisher’s exact test. Results In total, 2230 CAP episodes with diagnostic results were included. In only 25% of the CAP episodes, a micro-organism was detected. A positive urinary antigen test for S. pneumoniae was found more often in patients living within two kilometers of goat (15.2% vs. 11.3%) and poultry farms (14.4% vs. 11.3%), however these differences were not statistically significant (p = 0.1047 and p = 0.1376). Conclusion Our retrospective analysis did not show statistically significant differences in the identified micro-organisms in hospitalized CAP patients related to livestock farming. The study was hampered by limited statistical power and limited laboratory results. Therefore, the potential increased CAP risk around goat and poultry farms will be further explored in a prospective study among CAP patients in primary care.Inge RoofArianne B. van Gageldonk-LafeberTizza P. ZomerYolande M. VermeerenPeter C. WeverWim van der HoekBMCarticleCommunity-acquired pneumoniaEtiologyGoat farmsPoultry farmsLivestockDiseases of the respiratory systemRC705-779ENPneumonia, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Community-acquired pneumonia
Etiology
Goat farms
Poultry farms
Livestock
Diseases of the respiratory system
RC705-779
spellingShingle Community-acquired pneumonia
Etiology
Goat farms
Poultry farms
Livestock
Diseases of the respiratory system
RC705-779
Inge Roof
Arianne B. van Gageldonk-Lafeber
Tizza P. Zomer
Yolande M. Vermeeren
Peter C. Wever
Wim van der Hoek
Identified micro-organisms in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia patients living near goat and poultry farms
description Abstract Background In the Netherlands, an increased risk of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has been reported for adults living near goat and poultry farms. Previous results of respiratory microbiome studies in hospitalized CAP patients near poultry farms suggested a higher relative abundance of Streptococcus pneumoniae. This retrospective study, using routine laboratory data from hospitalized CAP patients, aims to explore possible aetiologic micro-organisms of CAP in relation to livestock exposure. Methods Patient characteristics and PCR and urinary antigen test results were retrieved retrospectively from electronic medical records of CAP patients admitted to the Jeroen Bosch Hospital or Gelre Hospital in the Netherlands during 2016–2017. Distances between the patients’ home address and the nearest poultry and goat farm were calculated. Differences in laboratory test results between CAP patients with and without goat or poultry farms within 2 km of their home address were analyzed using Fisher’s exact test. Results In total, 2230 CAP episodes with diagnostic results were included. In only 25% of the CAP episodes, a micro-organism was detected. A positive urinary antigen test for S. pneumoniae was found more often in patients living within two kilometers of goat (15.2% vs. 11.3%) and poultry farms (14.4% vs. 11.3%), however these differences were not statistically significant (p = 0.1047 and p = 0.1376). Conclusion Our retrospective analysis did not show statistically significant differences in the identified micro-organisms in hospitalized CAP patients related to livestock farming. The study was hampered by limited statistical power and limited laboratory results. Therefore, the potential increased CAP risk around goat and poultry farms will be further explored in a prospective study among CAP patients in primary care.
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author Inge Roof
Arianne B. van Gageldonk-Lafeber
Tizza P. Zomer
Yolande M. Vermeeren
Peter C. Wever
Wim van der Hoek
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Arianne B. van Gageldonk-Lafeber
Tizza P. Zomer
Yolande M. Vermeeren
Peter C. Wever
Wim van der Hoek
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title Identified micro-organisms in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia patients living near goat and poultry farms
title_short Identified micro-organisms in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia patients living near goat and poultry farms
title_full Identified micro-organisms in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia patients living near goat and poultry farms
title_fullStr Identified micro-organisms in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia patients living near goat and poultry farms
title_full_unstemmed Identified micro-organisms in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia patients living near goat and poultry farms
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