Cystic fibrosis related diabetes is not independently associated with increased Stenotrophomonas maltophilia infection: Longitudinal data from the UK CF Registry

J Cyst Fibros. 2019 Mar;18(2):294-298. doi: 10.1016/j.jcf.2018.10.011. Epub 2018 Oct 25.

Abstract

Introduction: Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is common in the sputum of people with cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD), raising the question as to whether this is a risk factor for its acquisition. We investigated this at a population level.

Methods: We analysed national Cystic Fibrosis Registry data 2011-2015 for 8047 people with CF > age 6 years, looking at demographics, diagnosis of CFRD, lung function and sputum microbiology; using descriptive and multivariate strategies to establish independent predictors for S. maltophilia culture and associated outcomes.

Results: S. maltophilia was present in 1148 (14.1%). Although univariate analysis confirmed it was more prevalent in those with CFRD, when adjusted for other clinical parameters there was no longer a relationship. Markers of more severe lung disease were independent risk-factors for S. maltophilia.

Conclusion: Although S. maltophilia is more common in people with CFRD, it is not an independent risk-factor for S. maltophilia acquisition.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Correlation of Data
  • Cystic Fibrosis* / complications
  • Cystic Fibrosis* / diagnosis
  • Cystic Fibrosis* / epidemiology
  • Cystic Fibrosis* / genetics
  • Diabetes Mellitus* / diagnosis
  • Diabetes Mellitus* / epidemiology
  • Diabetes Mellitus* / etiology
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections* / diagnosis
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections* / epidemiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections* / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Prevalence
  • Registries / statistics & numerical data
  • Respiratory Function Tests / statistics & numerical data
  • Respiratory Tract Infections* / diagnosis
  • Respiratory Tract Infections* / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections* / microbiology
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sputum / microbiology
  • Stenotrophomonas maltophilia / isolation & purification*
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology