Leptotrichia Bacteremia : 10-Year Retrospective Clinical Analysis and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles

Leptotrichia species are anaerobic, Gram-negative bacilli increasingly recognized as pathogens capable of causing invasive infections such as bloodstream infection (BSI), particularly among immunocompromised patients. However, there is a paucity of data regarding epidemiology, antimicrobial susceptibility, optimal treatment, and clinical outcomes among patients with Leptotrichia bacteremia. Patient risk factors, treatment approaches, and outcomes of a retrospective cohort of adult patients with Leptotrichia BSI at a tertiary medical center (Mayo Clinic Rochester [MCR]) were evaluated. Concurrently, species, temporal trends, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) results of Leptotrichia isolates submitted to a reference laboratory (Mayo Clinic Laboratories) over the past 10 years were examined. We identified 224 blood culture isolates of Leptotrichia species, with 26 isolates from patients treated at MCR. The most frequent species included L. trevisanii (49%), L. buccalis (24%), and L. wadei (16%). Leptotrichia species demonstrated >90% susceptibility to penicillin, metronidazole, ertapenem, and piperacillin-tazobactam. However, 96% (74/77) of isolates were resistant to moxifloxacin. For patients treated at MCR, the mean patient age was 55 years (standard deviation [SD], 17), with 9 females (35%), and all were neutropenic at the time of BSI. The primary sources of infection were gastrointestinal (58%), intravascular catheter (35%), and odontogenic (15%). Patients were treated with metronidazole (42%), piperacillin-tazobactam (27%), or carbapenems (19%). The mean duration of treatment was 11 days (SD, 4.5), with a 60-day all-cause mortality of 19% and no microbiologic relapse. Leptotrichia species are rare but important causes of BSI in neutropenic patients. Due to evolving antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, a review of AST results is necessary when selecting optimal antimicrobial therapy.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:61

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Journal of clinical microbiology - 61(2023), 2 vom: 22. Feb., Seite e0173322

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ranganath, Nischal [VerfasserIn]
Shirley, Joshua D [VerfasserIn]
Challener, Douglas W [VerfasserIn]
Stevens, Ryan W [VerfasserIn]
Kind, Dalton R [VerfasserIn]
Comba, Isin Y [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Robin [VerfasserIn]
Schuetz, Audrey N [VerfasserIn]
Shah, Aditya S [VerfasserIn]

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140QMO216E
157044-21-8
Anaerobes
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Gram-negative
Immunocompromised hosts
Journal Article
Leptotrichia
Metronidazole
Neutropenia
Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
Review

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Date Completed 28.02.2023

Date Revised 31.07.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1128/jcm.01733-22

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NLM352259205