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Table 2 Mean and standard deviations of PM2.5 concentrations (μg/m3) in year prior to birth for young children with cystic fibrosis from 2003 to 2009, overall and by methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, and Achromobacter xylosoxidans acquisition status

From: Air pollution exposure is associated with MRSA acquisition in young U.S. children with cystic fibrosis

 

Respiratory Pathogen

MSSA

MRSA

S. maltophilia

A. xylosoxidans

Overall

Acquired

Negative

Overall

Acquired

Negative

Overall

Acquired

Negative

Overall

Acquired

Negative

PM2.5 Metric

 Nearest monitora

12.04 (2.75)

12.20 (2.77)

11.77 (2.71)

12.06 (2.79)

12.55 (2.62)

11.95 (2.81)

12.06 (2.78)

12.46 (2.67)

11.94 (2.81)

12.06 (2.78)

12.65 (2.48)

12.03 (2.79)

 IDW: 50 milesb

12.27 (2.58)

12.45 (2.60)

11.99 (2.52)

12.27 (2.60)

12.83 (2.39)

12.15 (2.63)

12.27 (2.60)

12.65 (2.48)

12.16 (2.63)

12.28 (2.60)

12.86 (2.30)

12.25 (2.61)

 IDW: 30 milesc

12.29 (2.66)

12.46 (2.68)

12.01 (2.59)

12.31 (2.68)

12.85 (2.50)

12.21 (2.70)

12.31 (2.68)

12.69 (2.55)

12.19 (2.71)

12.32 (2.67)

12.95 (2.40)

12.29 (2.40)

 IDW: 10 milesd

12.26 (2.76)

12.40 (2.79)

12.04 (2.69)

12.31 (2.81)

12.96 (2.73)

12.19 (2.80)

12.30 (2.80)

12.64 (2.71)

12.20 (2.82)

12.32 (2.80)

13.08 (2.50)

12.29 (2.81)

  1. MSSA methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, S maltophilia, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, A xylosoxidans, Achromobacter xylosoxidans, PM 2.5 particulate matter ≤2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter, IDW inverse distance weighted
  2. a Subjects with available PM2.5 data (nearest monitor), by respiratory pathogen: MSSA (n = 3012), MRSA (n = 4111), S. maltophilia (n = 4136) and A. xylosoxidans (n = 4255)
  3. b Subjects with available PM2.5 data (IDW: 50 miles), by respiratory pathogen: MSSA (n = 2744), MRSA (n = 3735), S. maltophilia (n = 3762) and A. xylosoxidans (n = 3865)
  4. c Subjects with available PM2.5 data (IDW: 30 miles), by respiratory pathogen: MSSA (n = 2389), MRSA (n = 3254), S. maltophilia (n = 3273) and A. xylosoxidans (n = 3364)
  5. d Subjects with available PM2.5 data (IDW: 10 miles), by respiratory pathogen: MSSA (n = 1377), MRSA (n = 1880), S. maltophilia (n = 1882) and A. xylosoxidans (n = 1929)