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Airway microbiome in adult survivors of extremely preterm birth: the EPICure study

Rofael, SAD; McHugh, TD; Troughton, R; Beckmann, J; Spratt, D; Marlow, N; Hurst, JR; (2019) Airway microbiome in adult survivors of extremely preterm birth: the EPICure study. European Respiratory Journal , 53 (1) , Article 1801225. 10.1183/13993003.01225-2018. Green open access

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Abstract

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia(BPD) is a major complication of preterm birth that leads to lifelong respiratory morbidity. The EPICure study has investigated the longitudinal health outcomes of infants born extremely preterm (<26 weeks-gestation). Our aim was to characterise the airway microbiome in young adults born extremely preterm (EP), with and without neonatal BPD, in comparison to matched term-born controls.Induced sputum was collected from 92 young adults age 19 years (51 EP and 41 controls). Typical respiratory pathogens were detected using quantitative-PCR. 16S-rRNA gene sequencing was completed on 74 samples (29 EP with BPD, 9 EP without BPD and 36 controls).The preterm group with BPD had the least diverse bacterial communities. The relative-abundance of Bacteriodetes, particularly Prevotella melaninogenica was significantly lower in the preterm group compared to controls. This decline was balanced by a nonsignificant increase in Firmicutes. Total Prevotella relative-abundance correlated with FEV1 z-score (ρ=0.272; p<0.05). Typical respiratory pathogens loads and prevalence were similar between groups.In conclusion, extremely preterm birth is associated with a significant dysbiosis in airway microbiome in young adulthood regardless of neonatal BPD status. This is characterised by a shift in the community composition away from Bacteriodetes as manifested in a significant drop in Prevotella relative-abundance.

Type: Article
Title: Airway microbiome in adult survivors of extremely preterm birth: the EPICure study
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01225-2018
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01225-2018
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Bacteria/Classification, 16S rRNA sequencing, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Microbiota, Prevotella.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Infection and Immunity
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Respiratory Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Eastman Dental Institute > Microbial Diseases
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health > Neonatology
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10063392
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