Determinants of clinical response to empirical antibiotic treatment in patients with cirrhosis and bacterial and fungal infections-Results from the ICA "Global Study" (EABCIR-Global Study)

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BACKGROUND: The administration of an appropriate empirical antibiotic treatment is essential in cirrhosis and severe bacterial infections. We aimed to investigate the predictors of clinical response of empirical antibiotic treatment in a prospective cohort of patients with cirrhosis and bacterial and fungal infections included in the International Club of Ascites "Global Study.".

METHODS: Patients hospitalized with cirrhosis and bacterial/fungal infection were prospectively enrolled at 46 centers. Clinical response to antibiotic treatment was defined according to changes in markers of infection/inflammation, vital signs, improvement of organ failure, and results of cultures.

RESULTS: From October 2015 to September 2016, 1302 patients were included at 46 centers. A clinical response was achieved in only 61% of cases. Independent predictors of lack of clinical response to empirical treatment were C-reactive protein (OR = 1.16; 95% CI = 1.02-1.31), blood leukocyte count (OR = 1.39;95% CI = 1.09-1.77), serum albumin (OR = 0.70; 95% CI = 0.55-0.88), nosocomial infections (OR = 1.96; 95% CI = 1.20-2.38), pneumonia (OR = 1.75; 95% CI = 1.22-2.53), and ineffective treatment according to antibiotic susceptibility test (OR = 5.32; 95% CI = 3.47-8.57). Patients with a lack of clinical response to first-line antibiotic treatment had a significantly lower resolution rate of infections (55% vs. 96%; p < 0.001), a higher incidence of second infections (29% vs. 15%; p < 0.001), shock (35% vs. 7%; p < 0.001) and new organ failures (52% vs. 19 %; p < 0.001) than responders. Clinical response to empirical treatment was an independent predictor of 28-day survival ( subdistribution = 0.20; 95% CI = 0.14-0.27).

CONCLUSIONS: Four out of 10 patients with cirrhosis do not respond to the first-line antibiotic therapy, leading to lower resolution of infections and higher mortality. Broader-spectrum antibiotics and strategies targeting systemic inflammation may improve prognosis in patients with a high degree of inflammation, low serum albumin levels, and severe liver impairment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:79

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Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 79(2024), 5 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 1019-1032

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maiwall, Rakhi [VerfasserIn]
Piano, Salvatore [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Virendra [VerfasserIn]
Caraceni, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Alessandria, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Fernandez, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Soares, Elza Cotrim [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Dong Joon [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Sung Eun [VerfasserIn]
Marino, Monica [VerfasserIn]
Vorobioff, Julio [VerfasserIn]
Ribeiro Barea, Rita de Cassia [VerfasserIn]
Merli, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
Elkrief, Laure [VerfasserIn]
Vargas, Victor [VerfasserIn]
Krag, Aleksander [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Shivaram Prasad [VerfasserIn]
Lesmana, Laurentius Adrianto [VerfasserIn]
Toledo, Claudio [VerfasserIn]
Marciano, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Verhelst, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Florence [VerfasserIn]
Intagliata, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Rabinowich, Liane [VerfasserIn]
Colombato, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Sang Gyune [VerfasserIn]
Gerbes, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Durand, Francois [VerfasserIn]
Roblero, Juan Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Bhamidimarri, Kalyan Ram [VerfasserIn]
Maevskaya, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Fassio, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Hyoung Su [VerfasserIn]
Hwang, Jae Seok [VerfasserIn]
Gines, Pere [VerfasserIn]
Bruns, Tony [VerfasserIn]
Gadano, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
Angeli, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Sarin, Shiv Kumar [VerfasserIn]
International Club of Ascites Global Study Group [VerfasserIn]

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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Journal Article
Serum Albumin

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Date Completed 18.04.2024

Date Revised 18.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/HEP.0000000000000653

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NLM36538867X