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Background: P. aeruginosa is a pathogen frequently resistant to antibiotics and a common cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Non-antibiotic strategies to prevent or treat VAP are therefore of major interest. Specific polyclonal avian IgY antibodies have previously been shown to be effective against pneumonia caused by P. aeruginosa in rodents and against P. aeruginosa airway colonization in patients. Objectives: To study the effect of specific polyclonal anti-P. aeruginosa IgY antibodies (Pa-IgY) on colonization of the airways in a porcine model. Method: The pigs were anesthetized, mechanically ventilated, and subject to invasive hemodynamic monitoring and allocated to either receive 10(9) CFU nebulized P. aeruginosa (control, n=6) or 10(9) CFU nebulized P. aeruginosa + 200 mg Pa-IgY antibodies (intervention, n=6). Physiological measurement, blood samples, and tracheal cultures were then secured regularly for 27 h, after which the pigs were sacrificed and lung biopsies were cultured. Results: After nebulization, tracheal growth of P. aeruginosa increased in both groups during the experiment, but with lower growth in the Pa-IgY-treated group during the experiment (p = 0.02). Tracheal growth was 4.6 x 10(3) (9.1 x 10(2)-3.1 x 10(4)) vs. 4.8 x 10(4) (7.5 x 10(3)-1.4 x 10(5)) CFU/mL in the intervention group vs. the control group at 1h and 5.0 x 10(0) (0.0 x 10(0)-3.8 x 10(2)) vs. 3.3 x 10(4) (8.0 x 10(3)-1.4 x 10(5)) CFU/mL at 12 h in the same groups. During this time, growth in the intervention vs. control group was one to two orders of ten lower. After 12 h, the treatment effect disappeared and bacterial growth increased in both groups. The intervention group had lower body temperature and cardiac index and higher static compliance compared to the control group. Conclusion: In this porcine model, Pa-IgY antibodies lessen bacterial colonization of the airways. Correction to: Intensive Care Med Exphttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40635-019-0246-1 Following publication of the original article [1], the authors flagged that an incorrect piece of data is given in the Materials and Methods section of the article.

Background P. aeruginosa possesses antibiotic resistance, making treatment difficult. Polyclonal anti-P. aeruginosa IgY-antibodies (Pa-IgY) have antibacterial effects, but have not been studied in large animal pneumonia. Objectives To test if Pa-IgY decreases the concentration of P. aeruginosa in bronchoalveolar lavage in experimental porcine pneumonia over 27 hours. Method Norwegian landrace pigs were anesthetized, mechanically ventilated, and subject to invasive monitoring. The animals were randomized to receive either P. aeruginosa (control, n = 12) or P aeruginosa + Pa-IgY antibodies with a repeated dose of Pa-IgY after 12 hours (intervention, n = 12) in the right lower pulmonary lobe. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cultures and physiological measurements were obtained repeatedly for 27 hours after which the pigs were sacrificed. Results BAL bacterial concentration increased in both groups and peaked at 107.28 ± 100.21 CFU/mL in the intervention group vs 107.36 ± 100.50 CFU/mL in the control group (n.s.). BAL bacterial concentration decreased during the experiment to 105.35 ± 100.39 CFU/mL in the intervention group vs 105.19 ± 100.37 in the control group (n.s.). The intervention group had lower heart rate (P