Analysis of Pathogenic Bacteria Distribution and Drug Resistance in Children with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia Complicated by Secondary Infections and Clinical Significance of Serum Gas6 and PGE2 Assays
LIU Xiping, WEN Yi
Chongqing Liangjiang New Rigion People's Hospital, Chongqing 401121, China
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the distribution of pathogens in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) complications, to analyze their antimicrobial resistance, and to evaluate the clinical significance of detecting serum levels of growth arrest-specific protein 6 (Gas6) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2).Methods: A total of 214 children with MPP complicated with bacterial infection admitted from April 2021 to May 2024 were selected as the infection group, while 210 children with simple MPP were selected as the MPP group during the same period. The pathogenic bacteria of children with MPP complicated with bacterial infection were cultured and identified, and were tested for drug resistance. General information of children in two groups was collected. The coagulation method was applied to detect coagulation function indicators. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was applied to detect immune function indicators, inflammatory factors, and serum levels of Gas6 and PGE2. Multivariate logistic regression was applied to analyze the influencing factors of concurrent bacterial infections in children with MPP. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) was applied to analyze the diagnostic value of serum Gas6 and PGE2 levels for secondary bacterial infections in children with MPP. Results: A total of 231 strains of pathogenic bacteria were isolated from 214 children with MPP-complicated bacterial infections, with Gram negative bacteria accounting for the highest proportion. Children with MPP-complicated bacterial infections were more resistant to erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, roxithromycin, and spiramycin. The prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), levels of immunoglobulin M (IgM), immunoglobulin G (IgG), and immunoglobulin A (IgA) in the infected group were lower than those in the MPP group, the levels of fibrinogen (FIB), hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), Gas6, and PGE2 were higher than those in the MPP group (P<0.05). The levels of hs-CRP, IL-6, IL-1β, Gas6, and PGE2 were influencing factors in children with MPP with secondary bacterial infections (P<0.05). The combination of serum Gas6 and PGE2 levels for diagnosing secondary bacterial infections in children with MPP had a higher AUC than the serum Gas6 level alone (Z=6.814, P<0.001), and serum PGE2 level alone (Z=7.222, P<0.001). Conclusion: The pathogenic bacteria in children with MPP complicating bacterial infection are mainly gram-negative bacteria, which have high resistance to multiple antibiotics, serum Gas6 and PGE2 levels are elevated. The combination of the two has high diagnostic value for MPP complicating bacterial infection.
刘西平, 文义. 肺炎支原体肺炎患儿并发感染的病原菌分布耐药性分析及血清Gas6 PGE2检测的临床意义[J]. 河北医学, 2026, 32(1): 79-85.
LIU Xiping, WEN Yi. Analysis of Pathogenic Bacteria Distribution and Drug Resistance in Children with Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia Complicated by Secondary Infections and Clinical Significance of Serum Gas6 and PGE2 Assays. HeBei Med, 2026, 32(1): 79-85.