进化中的Enterococcus faecalis生物膜和尿路感染复发:阴道雌激素是否重要?
Aileen Abankwa1, Natalie Squires, Stephanie Sansone2
1Department of Urology, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|December 23, 2024
概括
与更年期前妇女相比,阴道雌激素治疗没有显著改变在患有复发性Enterococcus faecalis尿路感染 (UTI) 的绝经后妇女中需要额外的抗生素的需求. 这表明雌激素状态不会影响E. faecalis尿路感染治疗结果.
科学领域:
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 妇科 妇科 妇科 妇科
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 复发性Enterococcus faecalis尿道感染 (UTI) 在绝经后妇女中很普遍.
- 由E. faecalis形成的生物膜可能会降低抗生素的疗效.
- 局部阴道雌激素治疗对尿路感染易感性的影响尚不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较经过绝经后妇女的复发性E. faecalis尿道感染的治疗结果,有或没有阴道雌激素治疗,与绝经前妇女的治疗结果.
- 研究阴道雌激素在治疗复发性E. faecalis尿道感染中的作用.
主要方法:
- 一个回顾性队列研究的二次分析 (n=71) 妇女患者有症状,复发性E. faecalis尿路感染.
- 在绝经后 (雌激素使用者和非使用者) 和绝经前患者群体之间的抗生素再治疗率的比较.
- 用描述性统计和费舍尔精确测试进行数据分析.
主要成果:
- 在绝经后和绝经前患者之间没有观察到需要额外抗生素的统计学上显著差异 (10.8%与14.3%,P=0.72).
- 当将绝经后雌激素使用者与绝经前患者 (20%对14.3%,P=0.70) 的比较时,额外使用抗生素的比率相似.
- 绝经后雌激素使用者和非使用者之间没有发现显著差异 (20%对0%,P=0.11).
结论:
- 一小部分患有复发性E. faecalis尿路感染的患者需要额外的抗生素来预防复发.
- 与绝经前妇女相比,阴道雌激素治疗对绝经后妇女重新治疗的需要没有统计学上显著的影响.
- 雌激素状况似乎不会显著影响复发性E. faecalis尿道感染的治疗结果.
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