Inappropriate Empirical Antibiotic Treatment in High-risk Neutropenic Patients With Bacteremia in the Era of Multidrug Resistance

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BACKGROUND: We aimed to describe the current rates of inappropriate empirical antibiotic treatment (IEAT) in oncohematological patients with febrile neutropenia (FN) and its impact on mortality.

METHODS: This was a multicenter prospective study of all episodes of bloodstream infection (BSI) in high-risk FN patients (2006-2017). Episodes receiving IEAT were compared with episodes receiving appropriate empirical therapy. Adherence to Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommendations was evaluated. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify independent risk factors for mortality in Pseudomonas aeruginosa episodes.

RESULTS: Of 1615 episodes, including Escherichia coli (24%), coagulase-negative staphylococci (21%), and P. aeruginosa (16%), 394 (24%) received IEAT despite IDSA recommendations being followed in 87% of cases. Patients with multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB), accounting for 221 (14%) of all isolates, were more likely to receive IEAT (39% vs 7%, P < .001). Overall mortality was higher in patients with GNB BSI who received IEAT (36% vs 24%, P = .004); when considering individual microorganisms, only patients with infection caused by P. aeruginosa experienced a significant increase in mortality when receiving IEAT (48% vs 31%, P = .027). Independent risk factors for mortality in PA BSI (odds ratio [95% confidence interval] were IEAT (2.41 [1.19-4.91]), shock at onset (4.62 [2.49-8.56]), and pneumonia (3.01 [1.55-5.83]).

CONCLUSIONS: IEAT is frequent in high-risk patients with FN and BSI, despite high adherence to guidelines. This inappropriate treatment primarily impacts patients with P. aeruginosa-related BSI mortality and in turn is the only modifiable factor to improve outcomes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:70

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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 70(2020), 6 vom: 03. März, Seite 1068-1074

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Martinez-Nadal, Gemma [VerfasserIn]
Puerta-Alcalde, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Gudiol, Carlota [VerfasserIn]
Cardozo, Celia [VerfasserIn]
Albasanz-Puig, Adaia [VerfasserIn]
Marco, Francesc [VerfasserIn]
Laporte-Amargós, Júlia [VerfasserIn]
Moreno-García, Estela [VerfasserIn]
Domingo-Doménech, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Chumbita, Mariana [VerfasserIn]
Martínez, José Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Soriano, Alex [VerfasserIn]
Carratalà, Jordi [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Vidal, Carolina [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteremia
Inappropriate treatment
Journal Article
Mortality
Multicenter Study
Multidrug resistance
Neutropenia
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 06.01.2021

Date Revised 06.01.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciz319

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NLM299338819