Etiological analysis of aspiration pneumonia in patients with Alzheimer's disease
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2483.2022.05.014
- VernacularTitle:阿尔兹海默症患者合并吸入性肺炎的病原学分析
- Author:
Ying ZENG
1
;
Yan XU
1
;
Da-li CAO
1
;
Yuan-yuan SHU
1
;
Chun-shu LIANG
1
;
Shu-qin XIANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Geriatrics , Panzhihua Central Hospital , Panzhihua , Sichuan 617067 , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Alzheimer's disease;
Aspiration pneumonia;
Etiology
- From:
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
2022;33(5):61-64
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the etiology and risk factors of aspiration pneumonia in Patients with Alzheimer''s disease (AD), and to provide evidence for clinical prevention and treatment of aspiration pneumonia in patients with AD. Methods Selection during June 2018 - June 2021 to our hospital for treatment of 519 cases in patients with AD, according to the merger of whether patients with aspiration pneumonia were divided into research group (aspiration pneumonia) and control group (without aspiration pneumonia), collecting the experimental group patients with sputum, and sputum culture.The basic data of patients in the two groups were collected, including gender, age, underlying diseases, length of hospital stay, oropharyngeal dysphagia, reduced cough reflex, improper position, gastroesophageal reflux, repeated sputum aspiration, nasal feeding diet, and concomitant COPD, etc., and the independent risk factors of aspiration pneumonia in AD patients were analyzed by logistic regression. Results A total of 165 cases (31.79%) of 519 AD patients developed aspiration pneumonia. 188 strains of pathogenic bacteria were isolated, including 121 strains (64.36%) of Gram-negative bacteria, 51 strains (27.13%) of gram-positive bacteria and 16 strains (8.51%) of fungi. The main gram-negative bacilli were 41 strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae (21.81%), 36 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (19.15%) and 23 strains of Acinetobacter baumannii (12.23%). 31 strains of Gram-positive bacteria were staphylococcus aureus (16.49%). 13 strains of fungi were candida albicans (6.91%). Univariate analysis showed statistically significant differences between the two groups in age, underlying diseases, length of hospital stay, improper body position, gastroesophageal reflux, repeated sputum aspiration, oropharyngeal dysphagia, cough reflex weakness, nasal feeding diet and concomitant COPD (P<0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that advanced age, gastroesophageal reflux, oropharyngeal dysphagia, and reduced cough reflex were independent risk factors for AD complicated with aspiration pneumonia (P<0.05). Conclusions A higher risk of aspiration pneumonia in patients with AD, the main pathogenic bacteria are pseudomonas aeruginosa, klebsiella pneumoniae, etc., can according to medicine results quick select antibiotics reasonably, targeted intervention measures, close monitoring of senile patients, strengthen the management of patients with airway, diet, to prevent the occurrence of aspiration pneumonia.