Association of Pseudomonas aeruginosa incident infections with adherence to cystic fibrosis foundation care guidelines

Copyright © 2023 European Cystic Fibrosis Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND: Care guidelines for cystic fibrosis (CF) have been developed to enhance consistent care and to improve health outcomes. We determined if adherence to CF care guidelines predicted P. aeruginosa incidence rates (Pa-IR) at U.S. CF centers in 2018.

METHODS: This cross-sectional CF Foundation Patient Registry study included 82 adult and 132 pediatric centers. Adherence to 12 guidelines was defined categorically (guideline met) or as a continuous measure (proportion of patients being treated/evaluated per guideline). Association of adherence to individual guidelines with Pa-IR, accounted for center and patient characteristics relevant to Pa-IR and were modeled using random forests and weighted-least-squares (WLS) analyses.

RESULTS: The mean Pa-IR was 0.2 cases/patient-years at risk (SE 0.0074) for all centers combined. Guideline adherence was lowest for ≥4 bacterial cultures/year (54% of centers) and annual oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) (48% of centers), and highest for annual non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) sputum culture (98%). The mean number of guidelines met was 6.7 and higher for pediatric (7.3) than adult (5.6) centers, (p<0.001). The number of guidelines met correlated negatively with Pa-IR (β=-0.007, p = 0.043). Macrolide prescription and annual OGTT per guideline were associated with lower and higher Pa-IR, respectively. Centers with lower center-wide lung function, higher proportion of pwCF with low body-mass index, and location in the Southwest had higher Pa-IR.

CONCLUSION: Overall adherence to guidelines was high except for performing ≥4 bacterial cultures/year and OGTT. Higher Pa-IR was associated with center characteristics and lower guideline adherence. The lower Pa-IR with greater adherence to guidelines suggests that focusing on quality care can positively impact Pa-IR.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society - (2023) vom: 10. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shah, Kushal S [VerfasserIn]
Saiman, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
LiPuma, John J [VerfasserIn]
Kosorok, Michael R [VerfasserIn]
Muhlebach, Marianne S [VerfasserIn]

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Infection prevention and control
Journal Article
Pseudomonas incident infections
Quality of care
Risk factors

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Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.jcf.2023.10.015

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NLM364448385