Risk Factors and Outcomes for Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Immunocompromised Patients

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PSA) infection often occurs in immunocompromised patients, which also face an increased risk of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. A deeper knowledge of the risk factors for MDR-PSA infection in this patient population may help to choose appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy. Methods: a single-center case-control (1:2) retrospective study that included 48 patients with underlying immunosuppression developing MDR-PSA infection (cases) and 96 patients also immunocompromised that were infected with non-MDR-PSA (controls) was conducted. Both groups were matched by site of infection, clinical features and type of immunosuppression. Risk factors for MDR-PSA were assessed by logistic regression. Clinical outcomes were also compared between both groups. Results: immunosuppression was due to solid cancer in 63 (43.8%) patients, solid organ transplantation in 39 (27.1%), hematological disease in 35 (24.3%) and other causes in 7 (4.9%). Independent risk factors for MDR-PSA infection were diabetes mellitus (odds ratio [OR]: 4.74; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.63−13.79; p = 0.004), antibiotic therapy in the previous 3 months (OR: 5.32; 95% CI: 1.93−14.73; p = 0.001), previous MDR-PSA colonization (OR: 42.1; 95% CI: 4.49−394.8; p = 0.001) and septic shock (OR: 3.73; 95% CI: 1.36−10.21; p = 0.010). MDR-PSA cases were less likely to receive adequate empirical therapy (14 [29.2%] vs. 69 [71.9%]; p < 0.001). 30-day clinical improvement was less common in MDR-PSA cases (25 [52.1%] vs. 76 [79.2%]; p = 0.001). Conclusions: diabetes mellitus, previous MDR-PSA colonization, prior receipt of antibiotics and septic shock acted as risk factors for developing MDR-PSA infections in immunocompromised patients, who have a poorer outcome than those infected with non-MDR-PSA strains.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) - 11(2022), 11 vom: 23. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hernández-Jiménez, Pilar [VerfasserIn]
López-Medrano, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Ruiz, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Silva, J Tiago [VerfasserIn]
Corbella, Laura [VerfasserIn]
San-Juan, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Lizasoain, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Díaz-Regañón, Jazmín [VerfasserIn]
Viedma, Esther [VerfasserIn]
Aguado, José María [VerfasserIn]

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Immunocompromised
Journal Article
Multi-drug resistance
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/antibiotics11111459

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348716974