Staphylococcus aureus infections in the early period after lung transplantation : epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes

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BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus infections among lung transplant recipients are poorly studied.

METHODS: We conducted a 5-year retrospective study of the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, risk factors, and outcomes of patients infected with S aureus within the first 90 days after lung transplantation.

RESULTS: An S aureus infection developed in 109 of 596 lung transplant (18%) recipients. Methicillin-susceptible S aureus (MSSA; 62%) was more common than methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA; 38%); however, the proportion of infections caused by MRSA increased over time. Pneumonia (48%) was the most common infection, followed by tracheobronchitis (26%), bacteremia (12%), intrathoracic infections (7%), and skin/soft tissue infections (7%). Risk factors included mechanical ventilation for > 5 days and isolation of S aureus from recipients' sterility cultures. Patients with MRSA cultured from the nares or respiratory tract at the time of transplant were at an increased risk for MRSA infection (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.02, respectively). Infected patients required longer hospital and intensive care unit stays (p < 0.0001 for both), but the 30- and 90-day mortality rates from the onset of infection were only 7% and 12%, respectively. However, infected patients had higher rates of acute and chronic rejection at 1 (p = 0.048) and 3 years (p = 0.002), and higher rates of mortality at 1 (p = 0.058) and 3 years (p = 0.009).

CONCLUSIONS: S aureus infections within the first 90 days of lung transplant were associated with low short-term mortality but increased long-term rates of mortality and acute and chronic rejection. Future studies are needed to explore the utility of S aureus eradication strategies in reducing disease burden and improving outcomes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2012

Erschienen:

2012

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 31(2012), 11 vom: 21. Nov., Seite 1199-206

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shields, Ryan K [VerfasserIn]
Clancy, Cornelius J [VerfasserIn]
Minces, Lucio R [VerfasserIn]
Kwak, Eun J [VerfasserIn]
Silveira, Fernanda P [VerfasserIn]
Abdel Massih, Rima C [VerfasserIn]
Toyoda, Yoshiya [VerfasserIn]
Bermudez, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Bhama, Jay K [VerfasserIn]
Shigemura, Norihisa [VerfasserIn]
Pilewski, Joseph M [VerfasserIn]
Crespo, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Hong Nguyen, M [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 09.04.2013

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.healun.2012.08.012

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NLM221099360