scholarly journals Efficacy of Ceftazidime-Avibactam Versus Polymyxin B and Risk Factors Affecting Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections a Retrospective Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Fang ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Min Zhang ◽  
Guochao Shi ◽  
Mengying Liu ◽  
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Background: The worldwide outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) has become an urgent public health problem. High mortality and lack of effective treatments further pose new challenges to control this infection. However, studies about the evaluation of available antibiotics for CRKP infection are limited. The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of polymyxin B versus ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ/AVI) in Chinese patients with CRKP infections and to identify risk factors affecting 7-day bacterial eradication and 28-day all-cause mortality.Methods: From January 8, 2018, to July 6, 2020, a total of 115 adult CRKP infected patients from two tertiary teaching hospitals in Shanghai, China were enrolled based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. By reviewing electronic medical records of these patients, demographic and clinical data were extracted. The selected patients were divided into polymyxin B and CAZ/AVI groups according to primary antibiotic exposure to compare therapeutic effects. Binary logistic and cox’s regression analysis were performed to identify risk factors for 7-day bacterial eradication and all-cause mortality.Results: One hundred and five patients were treated with polymyxin B (67.8%) or CAZ/AVI (32.2%). Patients in the CAZ/AVI group had significantly lower rates of 28-day mortality (8.1 vs 29.5%, p = 0.013), higher microbiological eradication and 28-day clinical success. Multivariate analysis showed that Charlson comorbidity index (≥3) and prior antibiotic use within 90 days were independent risk factors for poor microbiological eradication. Cox’s regression analysis indicated that the length of hospitalization after CRKP infection and baseline creatinine clearance negatively affected 28-day mortality.Conclusion: CAZ/AVI was more effective than polymyxin B and appeared to be a promising drug for CRKP infection, especially for critically ill patients.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuzhen Qiu ◽  
Wen Xu ◽  
Yunqi Dai ◽  
Ruoming Tan ◽  
Jialin Liu ◽  
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Abstract Background: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections (CRKP-BSIs) are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, especially in critically ill patients. Comprehensive mortality risk analyses and therapeutic assessment in real-world practice are beneficial to guide individual treatment.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 87 patients with CRKP-BSIs (between July 2016 and June 2020) to identify the independent risk factors for 28-day all-cause mortality. The therapeutic efficacies of tigecycline-and polymyxin B-based therapies were analyzed.Results: The 28-day all-cause mortality and in-hospital mortality rates were 52.87% and 67.82%, respectively, arising predominantly from intra-abdominal (56.32%) and respiratory tract infections (21.84%). A multivariate analysis showed that 28-day all-cause mortality was independently associated with the patient’s APACHE II score (p = 0.002) and presence of septic shock at BSI onset (p = 0.006). All-cause mortality was not significantly different between patients receiving tigecycline- or polymyxin B-based therapy (55.81% vs. 53.85%, p = 0.873), and between subgroups mortality rates were also similar. Conclusions: Critical illness indicators (APACHE II scores and presence of septic shock at BSI onset) were independent risk factors for 28-day all-cause mortality. There was no significant difference between tigecycline- and polymyxin B-based therapy outcomes. Prompt and appropriate infection control should be implemented to prevent CRKP infections.


2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 5394-5397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanina Dubrovskaya ◽  
Ting-Yi Chen ◽  
Marco R. Scipione ◽  
Diana Esaian ◽  
Michael S. Phillips ◽  
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ABSTRACTPolymyxins are reserved for salvage therapy of infections caused by carbapenem-resistantKlebsiella pneumoniae(CRKP). Though synergy has been demonstrated for the combination of polymyxins with carbapenems or tigecycline,in vitrosynergy tests are nonstandardized, and the clinical effect of synergy remains unclear. This study describes outcomes for patients with CRKP infections who were treated with polymyxin B monotherapy. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with CRKP infections who received polymyxin B monotherapy from 2007 to 2011. Clinical, microbiology, and antimicrobial treatment data were collected. Risk factors for treatment failure were identified by logistic regression. Forty patients were included in the analysis. Twenty-nine of 40 (73%) patients achieved clinical cure as defined by clinician-documented improvement in signs and symptoms of infections, and 17/32 (53%) patients with follow-up culture data achieved microbiological cure. End-of-treatment mortality was 10%, and 30-day mortality was 28%. In a multivariate analysis, baseline renal insufficiency was associated with a 6.0-fold increase in clinical failure after adjusting for septic shock (odds ratio [OR] = 6.0; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.22 to 29.59). Breakthrough infections with organisms intrinsically resistant to polymyxins occurred in 3 patients during the treatment. Eighteen of 40 (45%) patients developed a new CRKP infection a median of 23 days after initial polymyxin B treatment, and 3 of these 18 infections were polymyxin resistant. The clinical cure rate achieved in this retrospective study was 73% of patients with CRKP infections treated with polymyxin B monotherapy. Baseline renal insufficiency was a risk factor for treatment failure after adjusting for septic shock. Breakthrough infections with organisms intrinsically resistant to polymyxin B and development of resistance to polymyxin B in subsequent CRKP isolates are of concern.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 616
Author(s):  
Keh-Sen Liu ◽  
Yao-Shen Tong ◽  
Ming-Tsung Lee ◽  
Hung-Yu Lin ◽  
Min-Chi Lu

An optimal antimicrobial regimen for the treatment of patients with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) bloodstream infection (BSI) is currently unavailable. This study aimed to identify the appropriate antibiotics and the risk factors of all-cause mortality for CRKP BSI patients. This retrospective cohort study included the hospitalized patients with CRKP BSI. Primary outcome was 30-day all-cause mortality. Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate the risk factors of 30-day mortality. A total of 89 patients were included with a 30-day mortality of 52.1%. A total of 52 (58.4%) patients were treated with appropriate antimicrobial regimens and 58 (65.2%) isolates carried blaKPC-2 genes. Microbiologic eradication within 7 days (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 0.09, p < 0.001), platelet count (per 1 × 104/mm3, adjusted HR = 0.95, p = 0.002), and Pitt bacteremia scores (adjusted HR = 1.40, p < 0.001) were independently associated with 30-day all-cause mortality. No effective antimicrobial regimens were identified. In conclusion, risk factors of 30-day mortality in patients with CRKP BSI included microbiologic eradication > 7 days, lower platelet count, and a higher Pitt bacteremia score. These findings render a new insight into the clinical landscape of CRKP BSI.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongzhong Liu ◽  
Wenjuan Lin ◽  
Qingli Lu ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Pei Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: The prevalence of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause mortality of patients with minor ischemic stroke (MIS) remains problematic. The aim of the present study was to identify risk factors associated with adverse outcomes at 1 year after MIS in the Xi’an region of China. Methods: This prospective cohort study included MIS patients above 18 years old with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ≤ 3 who were treated in any of four hospitals in Xi’an region of China between January and December 2015. The 1-year prevalence of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause mortality were evaluated, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between the identified risk factors and clinical outcomes. Results: In this study, 131(10.5%,131/1252) patients were lost to follow-up at 1 year. A total of 1,121 patients included for analysis, the prevalence of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause mortality at 1 year after MIS were 3.4% (38/1121), 9.3% (104/1121), and 3.3% (37/1121), respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified age, current smoking, and pneumonia as independent risk factors for stroke recurrence. Age, pneumonia, and alkaline phosphatase were independent risk factors for all-cause mortality. Independent risk factors for disability were age, pneumonia, NIHSS score on admission, and leukocyte count. Conclusions: The 1-year outcomes of MIS in Xi’an region of China were not optimistic, especially with a high prevalence of disability. The present study indicated that age and pneumonia were the common independent risk factors affecting the 1-year outcomes of MIS in Xi’an region of China.


BMC Neurology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongzhong Liu ◽  
Wenjuan Lin ◽  
Qingli Lu ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Pei Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The prevalence of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause mortality of patients with minor ischemic stroke (MIS) remains problematic. The aim of the present study was to identify risk factors associated with adverse outcomes at 1 year after MIS in the Xi’an region of China. Methods This prospective cohort study included MIS patients above 18 years old with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ≤ 3 who were treated in any of four hospitals in Xi’an region of China between January and December 2015. The 1-year prevalence of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause mortality were evaluated, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between the identified risk factors and clinical outcomes. Results In this study, 131(10.5%, 131/1252) patients were lost to follow-up at 1 year. A total of 1121 patients were included for analysis, the prevalence of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause mortality at 1 year after MIS were 3.4% (38/1121), 9.3% (104/1121), and 3.3% (37/1121), respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified age, current smoking, and pneumonia as independent risk factors for stroke recurrence. Age, pneumonia, and alkaline phosphatase were independent risk factors for all-cause mortality. Independent risk factors for disability were age, pneumonia, NIHSS score on admission, and leukocyte count. Conclusions The 1-year outcomes of MIS in Xi’an region of China were not optimistic, especially with a high prevalence of disability. The present study indicated that age and pneumonia were the common independent risk factors affecting the 1-year outcomes of MIS in Xi’an region of China.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongzhong Liu ◽  
Wenjuan Lin ◽  
Qingli Lu ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Pei Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: The prevalence of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause mortality of patients with minor ischemic stroke (MIS) remains problematic. The aim of the present study was to identify risk factors associated with adverse outcomes at 1 year after MIS in the Xi’an region of China. Methods: This prospective cohort study included MIS patients above 18 years old with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score ≤ 3 who were treated in any of four hospitals in Xi’an region of China between January and December 2015. The 1-year prevalence of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause mortality were evaluated, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between the identified risk factors and clinical outcomes. Results: In this study, 131(10.5%,131/1252) patients were lost to follow-up at 1 year. A total of 1,121 patients were included for analysis, the prevalence of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause mortality at 1 year after MIS were 3.4% (38/1121), 9.3% (104/1121), and 3.3% (37/1121), respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified age, current smoking, and pneumonia as independent risk factors for stroke recurrence. Age, pneumonia, and alkaline phosphatase were independent risk factors for all-cause mortality. Independent risk factors for disability were age, pneumonia, NIHSS score on admission, and leukocyte count. Conclusions: The 1-year outcomes of MIS in Xi’an region of China were not optimistic,especially with a high prevalence of disability. The present study indicated that age and pneumonia were the common independent risk factors affecting the 1-year outcomes of MIS in Xi’an region of China.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianbo Li ◽  
Jing Yu ◽  
Naya Huang ◽  
Hongjian Ye ◽  
Dan Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Rehospitalization is a major problem for end stage renal disease (ESRD) populations. However, researches on 30-day unexpected rehospitalzation of incident peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients were limited. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence, risk factors and impact on outcomes of 30-day unexpected rehospitalization in incident PD patients. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study. Patients who accepted PD catheter implantation in our centre from Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2013 and regular follow-up were included. The demographic characteristics, laboratory parameters, and rehospitalization data were collected and analyzed. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, and the secondary outcomes included cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and technical failure. Results Totally 1632 patients (46.9 ± 15.3 years old, 60.1% male, 25.6% with diabetes) were included. Among them, 149 (9.1%) had a 30-day unexpected rehospitalization after discharge. PD-related peritonitis (n = 48, 32.2%), catheter malfunction (n = 30, 20.1%) and severe fluid overload (n = 19, 12.8%) were the top three causes for the rehospitalization. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that length of index hospital stays [Odds ratio (OR) =1.02, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.00–1.03, P = 0.036) and hyponatremia (OR = 1.85, 95% CI 1.06–3.24, P = 0.031) were independently associated with the rehospitalization. Multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that 30-day rehospitalization was an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality [Hazard ratio (HR) =1.52, 95% CI 1.07–2.16, P = 0.019) and CVD mortality (HR = 1.73, 95% CI 1.03–2.90, P = 0.038). Conclusions The prevalence of 30-day unexpected rehospitalization for incident PD patients in our centre was 9.1%. The top three causes for the rehospitalization were PD-related peritonitis, catheter malfunction and severe fluid overload. Thirty-day unexpected rehospitalization increased the risk of all-cause mortality and CVD mortality for PD patients.


Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 3187
Author(s):  
Tatsunori Toida ◽  
Reiko Toida ◽  
Shou Ebihara ◽  
Risa Takahashi ◽  
Hiroyuki Komatsu ◽  
...  

Background: The relationships between serum zinc levels and body composition or clinical outcomes of incident hemodialysis (HD) patients remain unclear. Methods: This prospective observational study examined the relationships between serum zinc levels and clinical indexes, including body composition, in 142 incident HD patients using a bioelectrical impedance analysis. Patients were divided into three groups according to baseline serum zinc levels: tertile, <45, 45–59, and ≥60 µg/dL. The reference group was set as ≥60 µg/dL. Cox’s regression analysis was performed to investigate the relationships between serum zinc categories and cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality after adjustments for potential confounders. Results: Serum zinc levels positively correlated with the nutritional index and negatively correlated with fluid volume markers. In a mean follow-up of 2.5 years, there were 20 cases of cardiovascular events and 15 of all-cause mortality. In the Cox’s regression analysis for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, the hazard ratio increased with a decrease in serum zinc levels, but was not significant. Conclusion: Serum zinc levels were associated with nutritional and fluid volume markers in incident HD patients. To clarify the relationship between serum zinc levels and cardiovascular events or mortality, further studies with a larger number of cases will be necessary.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhongzhong Liu ◽  
Wenjuan Lin ◽  
Qingli Lu ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Pei Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: The incidences of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause death of patients with minor ischemic stroke (MIS) remain problematic. The aim of the present was to identify risk factors associated with adverse outcomes at 1-year after MIS in the Xi’an region of China. Methods: The cohort of this prospective cohort study included MIS patients aged 18–97 years with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of ≤ 3 who were treated in any of four hospitals in Xi’an region of China between January and December 2015. The 1-year percentage of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause death were evaluated. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between the identified risk factors and clinical outcomes. Results: Among the 1,121 patients included for analysis, the percentage of stroke recurrence, disability, and all-cause death at 1 year after MIS were 3.4% (38/1121), 9.3% (104/1121), and 3.3% (37/1121), respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified age, current smoking, and pneumonia as independent risk factors for stroke recurrence. Age, pneumonia, and alkaline phosphatase were independent risk factors for all-cause death. Independent risk factors for disability were age, pneumonia, NIHSS score on admission, and leukocyte count. Conclusions: The 1-year outcomes of MIS is not optimistic in the Xi’an region of China, especially high percentage of disability. In this study, we found the risk factors affecting 1-year stroke recurrence, disability and, all-cause death which need further verification in the subsequent studies.


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