Association of Ureaplasma urealyticum colonization with development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia: A systemic review and meta-analysis

Abstract

There is controversy regarding the roles of Ureaplasma urealyticum (U. urealyticum) colonization in the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). This study explored the association between U. urealyticum and bronchopulmonary dysplasia at 36 weeks post-menstrual age (BPD36). Studies published before December 31, 2013 were searched from Medline, Embase, Ovid, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases, with the terms “Ureaplasma urealyticum”, “chronic lung disease”, or “BPD36” used, and English language as a limit. The association between U. urealyticum colonization and BPD36 was analyzed with RevMan 4.2.10 software, using the odds ratio (OR) and relative risk (RR) for dichotomous variables. Out of the enrolled 81 studies, 11 investigated the BPD36 in total 1193 infants. Pooled studies showed no association between U. urealyticum colonization and subsequent development of BPD36, with the OR and RR being 1.03 (95% CI=0.78–1.37; P=0.84) and 1.01 (95% CI= 0.88–1.16, P=0.84), respectively. These findings indicated no association between U. urealyticum colonization and the development of BPD36.

Keywords

bronchopulmonary dysplasia / Ureaplasma urealyticum / meta-analysis / systemic review

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