Lower Respiratory Tract Bacterial Profiles Are Associated With Respiratory Severity and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Neonates
Multiple bacterial species identified on quantitative BAL culture were associated with higher mean airway pressure, and K. pneumoniae was additionally associated with BPD diagnosis. These findings support the potential utility of quantitative microbiologic data in risk stratification and management of neonatal respiratory disease.
Authors
- Jelte Kelchtermans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9186-7547)
- Sharon A. McGrath‐Morrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1576-5394)
- Joseph Piccione (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0691-3551)
- Pelton Phinizy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4305-5039)
Institutions
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.71364
- Primary Topic
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute