scholarly journals Antibacterial therapy in the treatment of ascites peritonitis in liver cirrhosis

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-56
Author(s):  
Sergey Ya Ivanusa ◽  
Igor Ev Onnitsev ◽  
Alexey V Khokhlov ◽  
Petr N Zubarev ◽  
Alexander V Yankovsky ◽  
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Ascites-peritonitis is a severe complication in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. The effectiveness of treatment of ascites of peritonitis depends largely on its early diagnosis. The main component of the treatment of ascites-peritonitis - a complex and targeted antibiotic therapy. Third-generation cephalosporins are recommended as empirical antibiotic therapy. The article presents the results of treatment of ascites peritonitis depending on the method of administration of antibacterial drug - cefbactam. The drug was administered in three ways: intravenous, endolymphatic and combined. The results of pharmacokinetics of the drug depending on the method of administration, as well as the results of the effectiveness of the antibacterial effect in the compared groups of patients. (For citation: Ivanusa SY, Onnitsev IE, Khokhlov AV, et al. Antibacterial therapy in the treatment of ascites peritonitis in liver cirrhosis. Reviews on Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 2018;16(2):49-56. doi: 10.17816/RCF16249-56).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia B Goldberg ◽  
Molly Paras

Salmonella, which is acquired via ingestion, is classified as nontyphoidal or typhoidal disease. Typhoidal disease is caused by S typhi or S paratyphi, and nontyphoidal disease is caused by all other serovars. Salmonella causes a range of infectious syndromes that include gastroenteritis, bacteremia, endovascular infections, and enteric fever. For immunocompromised hosts or patients with extraintestinal disease, antibiotic therapy should be provided. Effective agents often include third-generation cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones, although rates of resistance of Salmonella isolates to many antibiotics are increasing. A carrier state exists whereby patients may shed bacteria despite being asymptomatic. To eradicate the carrier state, longer courses of antibiotics and, in rare instances, surgical removal of the reservoir, which is most commonly the gallbladder, may be required.  This review contains 2 figures, 4 tables, and 24 references. Key Words: Salmonella, typhoidal, non-typhoidal, enteric fever, endovascular infection, gastroenteritis, carrier, food-borne, antibiotic resistance


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cédric Carrié ◽  
Guillaume Bardonneau ◽  
Laurent Petit ◽  
Alexandre Ouattara ◽  
Didier Gruson ◽  
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Abstract BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the rate of therapeutic failure and emergence of resistance in critically ill patients treated by third-generation cephalosporins (3GCs) or piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ) for wild-type AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae pulmonary infections. METHODS In a multicenter retrospective cohort study over a 4-year period, all patients treated for a pulmonary infection related to wild-type AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae who received documented antibiotic therapy with 3GCs or PTZ after less than 48 hours of empirical antibiotic therapy were eligible. The main outcome was the rate of therapeutic failure, defined by an impaired clinical response under treatment and/or a relapse of pulmonary infection related to the same pathogen. The secondary outcome was a secondary acquisition of derepressed cephalosporinase-producing Enterobacteriaceae. RESULTS Over the study period, 244 patients were included; 56 (23%) experienced therapeutic failure and 19 (8%) experienced secondary acquisition of resistance. In the non-adjusted cohort, the rate of therapeutic failure and emergence of resistance were significantly higher in the 3GCs group (32 vs. 18%, p = 0.011 and 13 vs. 5%, p = 0.035, respectively). In the propensity score-matched population, the 3GCs group was associated with higher rates of therapeutic failure (HR = 1.61 [1.27 – 2.07]). The secondary de-escalation to 3GCs after 48h of PTZ as a first-line antibiotic therapy was not associated with increased rate of emergence of resistance. CONCLUSION Our study confirms that third-generation cephalosporins should be avoided as first-line antibiotic therapy in wild-type AmpC-producing Enterobacteriaceae pulmonary infections.


2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (suppl 5) ◽  
pp. 33-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Anastácio Dias Neto ◽  
Antonio Carlos Pereira Martins ◽  
Leonardo Dias Magalhães da Silva ◽  
Ricardo Brianezi Tiraboschi ◽  
André Luis Alonso Domingos ◽  
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PURPOSE: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common infectious diseases diagnosed. UTI account for a large proportion of antibacterial drug consumption and have large socio-economic impacts. Since the majority of the treatments begins or is done completely empirically, the knowledge of the organisms, their epidemiological characteristics and their antibacterial susceptibility that may vary with time is mandatory. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report the prevalence of uropathogens and their antibiotic susceptibility of the community acquired UTI diagnosed in our institution and to provide a national data. METHODS: We analyzed retrospectively the results of urine cultures of 402 patients that had community acquired urinary tract infection in the year of 2003. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients in this study was 45.34 ± 23.56 (SD) years. There were 242 (60.2%) females and 160 (39.8%) males. The most commonly isolated organism was Escherichia coli (58%). Klebsiella sp. (8.4%) and Enterococcus sp.(7.9%) were reported as the next most common organisms. Of all bacteria isolated from community acquired UTI, only 37% were sensitive to ampicillin, 51% to cefalothin and 52% to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. The highest levels of susceptibility were to imipenem (96%), ceftriaxone (90%), amikacin (90%), gentamicin (88%), levofloxacin (86%), ciprofloxacin (73%), nitrofurantoin (77%) and norfloxacin (75%). CONCLUSION: Gram-negative agents are the most common cause of UTI. Fluoroquinolones remains the choice among the orally administered antibiotics, followed by nitrofurantoin, second and third generation cephalosporins. For severe disease that require parenteral antibiotics the choice should be aminoglycosides, third generation cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones or imipenem, which were the most effective.


2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vaibhav Keskar ◽  
Mohan Biyani ◽  
Syed Obaid Amin ◽  
Greg Knoll

Morganella morganii is a rare cause of peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). Most of the reported cases have resorted to a switch to hemodialysis. We herein report a case of peritonitis due to M. morganii resistant to third-generation cephalosporins, which was treated successfully with intraperitoneal (IP) tobramycin followed by oral ciprofloxacin. Early microbiologic diagnosis is essential in the treatment of peritonitis from rare microorganisms such as Morganella morganii, and appropriate antibiotic therapy is the key to avoiding catheter loss and subsequent switch to hemodialysis.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S268-S268
Author(s):  
Reed Siemieniuk ◽  
Yung Lee ◽  
Isaac Bogoch ◽  
Romina Brignardello-Petersen ◽  
Yutong Fei ◽  
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Abstract Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the top causes of life-years lost globally. The optimal empiric antibiotic therapy regimen is uncertain. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) provide useful information about relative antibiotic effectiveness. Methods We systematically searched Medline, EMBASE, and CENTRAL for RCTs comparing at least two empiric antibiotic regimens in patients with CAP, to March 17, 2017. We performed a systematic review and network meta-analysis and network meta-regression using a Bayesian framework. We used GRADE to assess certainty in the effect estimates. Results From 18,056 citations, we included 303 RCTs. Most studies (69.9%) were not blinded. All networks had low global heterogeneity (I2 0%). There were 26,423 participants included in the analysis of mortality and 30,559 for treatment failure. Seven hundred and twenty-six (2.9%) participants died. Patients randomized to third generation cephalosporins alone had higher mortality than those randomized to early generation fluoroquinolones (risk ratio [RR] 2.08, 95% credible interval 1.17–3.90), later generation fluoroquinolones (RR 2.32, 1.44–4.26), and cephalosporin-fluoroquinolone combinations (RR 3.21, 0.99–12.49). Participants who were randomized to a cephalosporin plus macrolide were less likely to die than those who received a third generation cephalosporin alone (RR 0.47, 0.21–0.99). The evidence was similar for treatment failure. Β-lactam plus β-lactamase inhibitors (e.g., piperacillin–tazobactam), early generation cephalosporins, and daptomycin appeared to confer a higher risk of mortality and/or treatment failure than most other antibiotic regimens including third-generation cephalosporins alone. For key comparisons, the GRADE quality of evidence was low or moderate. Conclusion In patients with CAP, an antibiotic regimen that includes a fluoroquinolone (and possibly a macrolide) may reduce mortality by ~1–2% compared with β-lactams (with or without a β-lactamase inhibitor) and cephalosporins alone. High quality, blinded and pragmatic randomized evidence would be helpful to increase certainty in the evidence. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Qin Liu ◽  
Xue-Yun Zhang ◽  
Yue Ying ◽  
Jian-Ming Zheng ◽  
Jian Sun ◽  
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Abstract Background Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is characterized by an excessive systemic inflammatory response and organ failure and has high mortality. Bacterial infections (BIs) worsen the clinical course of ACLF and carry a poor prognosis in ACLF patients. The efficacy of third-generation cephalosporins has been challenged in recent years. The aim of this study was to characterize the difference between ACLF patients with and without BIs and to provide a reference for medical intervention. Methods A total of 140 patients with hepatitis B virus-related ACLF (HBV-ACLF) hospitalized at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University (Shanghai, China) between May 2013 and January 2020 were enrolled. Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the baseline characteristics of HBV-ACLF patients with and without BIs. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to find predictors of BIs. The characteristics of BIs and the role of prophylactic antibiotics were profiled. Results A total of 97 episodes of BIs occurred in patients during the course of HBV-ACLF. Patients with and without BIs differed in clinical characteristics. The incidence of BIs showed a positive correlation with the ACLF grade (P = 0.003) and the clinical course (P = 0.003). The 90-day transplant-free survival of patients with BIs was lower than those without BIs (P < 0.0001). Patients administered prophylactic antibiotics showed a lower incidence of BIs and had a higher transplant-free survival probability than those who did not (P = 0.046). No statistical differences in antibiotic efficacy between third-generation and other antibiotics were observed (P = 0.108). Conclusions BIs affected the clinical course and prognosis of patients with HBV-ACLF. Prophylactic antibiotics were of potential clinical importance in the prevention of BIs and improving the clinical course and prognosis in HBV-ACLF patients. Third-generation cephalosporins were qualified for use in antibiotic prophylaxis.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junya Kusumoto ◽  
Atsushi Uda ◽  
Takeshi Kimura ◽  
Shungo Furudoi ◽  
Ryosuke Yoshii ◽  
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Abstract Background In Japan, oral third-generation cephalosporins with broad-spectrum activity are commonly prescribed in the practices of dentistry and oral surgery. However, there are few reports on the appropriate use of antibiotics in the field of oral surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the appropriateness of antibiotic use before and after an educational intervention in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Hospital. Methods The use of oral antibiotics was investigated among inpatients and outpatients before and after an educational intervention conducted by the antimicrobial stewardship team. Additionally, the frequency of surgical site infection after the surgical removal of an impacted third mandibular molar under general anesthesia and the prevalence of adverse effects of the prescribed antibiotics were comparatively evaluated between 2013 and 2018. Results After the educational intervention, a remarkable reduction was noted in the prescription of oral third-generation cephalosporins, but increased use of penicillins was noted among outpatients. There was reduced use of macrolides and quinolones in outpatients. Although a similar trend was seen for inpatients, the use of quinolones increased in this population. Despite the change in the pattern of antibiotic prescription, inpatients who underwent mandibular third molar extraction between 2013 and 2018 did not show a significant increase in the prevalence of surgical site infections (6.2% vs. 1.8%, p = .336) and adverse effects of drugs (2.1% vs. 0%, p = .466). Conclusions This study suggests that the judicious use of oral antibiotics is possible through conscious and habitual practice of appropriate antibiotic use. However, further investigation is required to develop measures for appropriate use of oral antibiotics.


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