Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia upon hospital admission: risk factors for mortality and influence of inadequate empirical antimicrobial therapy

Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an uncommon cause of bacteremia upon hospital admission (UHA) and the chosen empirical antimicrobial therapy may not cover it appropriately. In a multicenter prospective study conducted in Israel, we evaluated risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 2011-09, Vol.71 (1), p.38-45
Hauptverfasser: Schechner, Vered, Gottesman, Tamar, Schwartz, Orna, Korem, Maya, Maor, Yasmin, Rahav, Galia, Karplus, Rivka, Lazarovitch, Tsipora, Braun, Eyal, Finkelstein, Renato, Lachish, Tamar, Wiener-Well, Yonit, Alon, Danny, Chowers, Michal, Bardenstein, Rita, Zimhony, Oren, Paz, Alona, Potasman, Israel, Giladi, Michael, Schwaber, Mitchell J, Klarfeld-Lidji, Shiri, Hochman, Meirav, Marchaim, Dror, Carmeli, Yehuda
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an uncommon cause of bacteremia upon hospital admission (UHA) and the chosen empirical antimicrobial therapy may not cover it appropriately. In a multicenter prospective study conducted in Israel, we evaluated risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients with P. aeruginosa bacteremia UHA and determined the influence of delay in adequate empirical antimicrobial therapy on patients' outcome. Seventy-six adult patients with P. aeruginosa bacteremia within 72 h of hospital admission were included. Demographic, clinical, and treatment data were collected. Microbiological adequacy of empirical therapy was determined. Severe sepsis or septic shock at admission (OR, 21.9; P < 0.001), respiratory or unknown sources of bacteremia (OR, 11.5; P = 0.003), recent hospitalization (OR, 6.2; P = 0.032), and poor functional status (OR, 5.8; P = 0.029) were identified as independent predictors of mortality. Inadequate empirical antimicrobial therapy was marginally associated with increased mortality only among patients who presented with severe sepsis or septic shock ( P = 0.051).
ISSN:0732-8893
1879-0070
DOI:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.05.010