Association of monocyte HLA-DR expression over time with secondary infection in critically ill children: a prospective observational study.

Autor: Hagedoorn, Nienke N., Kolukirik, Pinar, Nagtzaam, Nicole M. A., Nieboer, Daan, Verbruggen, Sascha, Joosten, Koen F., Moll, Henriette, Driessen, Gertjan, Dik, Willem A., Vermont, Clementien
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Zdroj: European Journal of Pediatrics; Mar2022, Vol. 181 Issue 3, p1133-1142, 10p, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs
Abstrakt: An impaired immune response could play a role in the acquisition of secondary infections in critically ill children. Human leukocyte antigen-DR expression on monocytes (mHLA-DR) has been proposed as marker to detect immunosuppression, but its potential to predict secondary infections in critically ill children is unclear. We aimed to assess the association between mHLA-DR expression at several timepoints and the change of mHLA-DR expression over time with the acquisition of secondary infections in critically ill children. In this prospective observational study, children < 18 years with fever and/or suspected infection (community-acquired or hospital-acquired) were included at a paediatric intensive care unit in the Netherlands. mHLA-DR expression was determined by flow cytometry on day 1, day 2–3 and day 4–7. The association between delta-mHLA-DR expression (difference between last and first measurement) and secondary infection was assessed by multivariable regression analysis, adjusted for age and Paediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2 score. We included 104 patients at the PICU (median age 1.2 years [IQR 0.3–4.2]), of whom 28 patients (27%) developed a secondary infection. Compared to 93 healthy controls, mHLA-DR expression of critically ill children was significantly lower at all timepoints. mHLA-DR expression did not differ at any of the time points between patients with and without secondary infection. In addition, delta-mHLA-DR expression was not associated with secondary infection (aOR 1.00 [95% CI 0.96–1.04]). Conclusions: Our results confirm that infectious critically ill children have significantly lower mHLA-DR expression than controls. mHLA-DR expression was not associated with the acquisition of secondary infections. What is Known: • An impaired immune response, estimated by mHLA-DR expression, could play an essential role in the acquisition of secondary infections in critically ill children. • In critically ill children, large studies on the association of mHLA-DR expression with secondary infections are scarce. What is New: • Our study confirms that critically ill children have lower mHLA-DR expression than healthy controls. • mHLA-DR expression and change in mHLA-DR was not associated with the acquisition of secondary infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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