A Multipathogen Bile Sample-based PCR Assay Can Guide Empirical Antimicrobial Strategies in Cholestatic Liver Diseases

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Background and objectives: Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques provide rapid detection of pathogens. This pilot study evaluated the diagnostic utility and clinical impact of multiplex real-time PCR (mRT-PCR, SeptiFast) vs. conventional microbial culture (CMC) in bile samples of patients with chronic cholestatic liver diseases (cCLDs), endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP), and peri-interventional-antimicrobial-prophylaxis (pAP).

Methods: We prospectively collected bile samples from 26 patients for microbiological analysis by CMC and mRT-PCR. Concordance of the results of both methods was determined by Krippendorff's alpha (α) for inter-rater reliability and the Jaccard index of similarity.

Results: mRT-PCRbile and CMCbile results were concordant for only Candida albicans (α=0.8406; Jaccard index=0.8181). mRT-PCRbile detected pathogens in 8/8 cases (100%), CMCbile in 7/8 (87.5%), and CMCblood in 5/8 (62.5%) with clinical signs of infection. mRT-PCRbile, CMCbile, and CMCblood had identical detection results in 3/8 (37.5%) with clinical signs of infection (two Klebsiella spp. and one Enterococcus faecium). The total pathogen count was significantly higher with mRT-PCRbile than with CMCbile (62 vs. 31; χ2=30.031, p<0.001). However, pathogens detected by mRT-PCRbile were more often susceptible to pAP according to the patient infection/colonization history (PI/CH) and surveillance data for antibiotic resistance in our clinic (DARC). Pathogens identified by mRT-PCRbile and resistant to pAP by PI/CH and DARC were likely to be clinically relevant.

Conclusions: mRT-PCR in conjunction with CMCs for bile analysis increased diagnostic sensitivity and may benefit infection management in patients with cholestatic diseases. Implementation of mRT-PCR in a bile sample-based diagnostic routine can support more rapid and targeted use of antimicrobial agents in cCLD-patients undergoing ERCP and reduce the rate/length of unnecessary administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical and translational hepatology - 10(2022), 5 vom: 28. Okt., Seite 788-795

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jahn, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Özçürümez, Mustafa K [VerfasserIn]
Dolff, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Rohn, Hana [VerfasserIn]
Heider, Dominik [VerfasserIn]
Dechêne, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Canbay, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Rath, Peter M [VerfasserIn]
Katsounas, Antonios [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibiotic prophylaxis
Cholangitis
Cholestasis
ERCP
Journal Article
PCR

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Date Revised 29.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.14218/JCTH.2021.00337

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348188471