Prevalence and clinical associations of Staphylococcus aureus small-colony variant respiratory infection in children with cystic fibrosis (SCVSA): a multicentre, observational study

Publication date: Available online 11 November 2019Source: The Lancet Respiratory MedicineAuthor(s): Daniel J Wolter, Frankline M Onchiri, Julia Emerson, Mimi R Precit, Michael Lee, Sharon McNamara, Laura Nay, Marcella Blackledge, Ahmet Uluer, David M Orenstein, Michelle Mann, Wynton Hoover, Ronald L Gibson, Jane L Burns, Lucas R Hoffman, Daniel J Wolter, Frankline M Onchiri, Julia Emerson, Mimi R Precit, Michael LeeSummaryBackgroundStaphylococcus aureus is the bacterium cultured most often from respiratory secretions of people with cystic fibrosis. Both meticillin-susceptible S aureus and meticillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) can adapt to form slow-growing, antibiotic-resistant isolates known as small-colony variants that are not routinely identified by clinical laboratories. We aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical significance of S aureus small-colony variants and their subtypes among children with cystic fibrosis.MethodsThe Small Colony Variant Staphylococcus aureus (SCVSA) study was a 2-year longitudinal study of children aged 6–16 years at five US cystic fibrosis centres, using culture methods sensitive for small-colony variants. Children were eligible if they had a documented diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and a minimum of two cystic fibrosis clinic visits and two respiratory cultures in the previous 12 months at enrolment. Participants attended clinic visits quarterly, at which respiratory tract samples were taken and measures of lung function (percentage of p...
Source: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research