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- Title
Sputum Microbiome Is Associated with 1-Year Mortality after Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalizations.
- Authors
Leitao Filho, Fernando Sergio; Alotaibi, Nawaf M; Ngan, David; Tam, Sheena; Yang, Julia; Hollander, Zsuzsanna; Chen, Virginia; FitzGerald, J Mark; Nislow, Corey; Leung, Janice M; Man, S F Paul; Sin, Don D
- Abstract
Rationale: Lung dysbiosis promotes airway inflammation and decreased local immunity, potentially playing a role in the pathogenesis of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Objectives: We sought to determine the relationship between sputum microbiome at the time of AECOPD hospitalization and 1-year mortality in a COPD cohort. Methods: We used sputum samples from 102 patients hospitalized because of AECOPD. All subjects were followed for 1 year after discharge. The microbiome profile was assessed through sequencing of 16S rRNA gene. Microbiome analyses were performed according to 1-year mortality status. To investigate the effect of α-diversity measures and taxon features on time to death, we applied Cox proportional hazards regression models and obtained hazard ratios (HRs) associated with these variables. Measurements and Main Results: We observed significantly lower values of α-diversity (richness, Shannon index, evenness, and Faith's Phylogenetic Diversity) among nonsurvivors (n = 19, 18.6%) than survivors (n = 83, 81.4%). β-Diversity analysis also demonstrated significant differences between both groups (adjusted permutational multivariate ANOVA, P = 0.010). The survivors had a higher relative abundance of Veillonella; in contrast, nonsurvivors had a higher abundance of Staphylococcus. The adjusted HRs for 1-year mortality increased significantly with decreasing α-diversity. We also observed lower survival among patients in whom sputum samples were negative for Veillonella (HR, 13.5; 95% confidence interval, 4.2-43.9; P < 0.001) or positive for Staphylococcus (HR, 7.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.6-33.2; P = 0.01). Conclusions: The microbiome profile of sputum in AECOPD is associated with 1-year mortality and may be used to identify subjects with a poor prognosis at the time of hospitalization.
- Subjects
BRITISH Columbia; SPUTUM microbiology; RESEARCH; RESEARCH methodology; EVALUATION research; MEDICAL cooperation; COMPARATIVE studies; OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases; HOSPITAL care; RESEARCH funding; DEGENERATION (Pathology); PROPORTIONAL hazards models; LONGITUDINAL method; DISEASE complications
- Publication
American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, 2019, Vol 199, Issue 10, p1205
- ISSN
1073-449X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1164/rccm.201806-1135OC