Retrospective analysis of a large single cohort of Enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum B-lactamase (E-ESBL) patients: incidence, microbiology, and mortality.

We conducted a retrospective study from 2005 to 2019 to describe the epidemiology and mortality of enterobacterial producing extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (E-ESBL) infections in our university hospital over a 17-year period of time. Clinical and microbiological data were extracted from different software used for continuous surveillance. Stool samples from systematic screening for E-ESBL colonization were excluded from the study. The incidence rate of infected patient was calculated by E-ESBL species and by year. A comparison of mortality rate in patients with bloodstream infections versus other types of infections was conducted using a Kaplan-Meier method survival curves. A log rank test (with a risk of 5%) was carried out. A total of 3324 patients with E-ESBL infection were included with an increased incidence density per 1000 days of hospitalization from 0.03 in 2005 to 0.47 in 2019. Escherichia coli was the most frequently isolated pathogen (64%). Global mortality rate was significantly higher with E. coli than with Klebsiella spp. and Enterobacter spp. (p < 0.001). Mortality was higher in patients with E-ESBL bloodstream infection than in patients with other type of E-ESBL infection (p < 0.001). Our study showed a significant increase of the E-ESBL incidence density over a 17-year period survey with a higher mortality in patients with E-ESBL bacteremia. This highlights the need to continue efforts to control the spread of these multi-resistant bacteria in our institution.

Outbreak caused by Proteus mirabilis isolates producing weakly expressed TEM-derived extended-spectrum ß-lactamase in spinal cord injury patients with recurrent bacteriuria.

We performed a retrospective extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL) molecular characterization of Proteus mirabilis isolates recovered from urine of spinal cord injury patients. A incorrectly detected TEM-24-producing clone and a new weakly expressed TEM-derived ESBL were discovered. In such patients, ESBL detection in daily practice should be improved by systematic use of a synergy test in strains of P. mirabilis resistant to penicillins.

Risk Factors Associated with 30-Day Mortality in Older Patients with Influenza.

BACKGROUND: Influenza is a common viral condition, but factors related to short-term mortality have not been fully studied in older adults. Our objective was to determine whether there is an association between geriatric factors and 30-day mortality. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort design. All patients aged 75 years and over, with a diagnosis of influenza confirmed by a positive RT-PCR, were included. The primary endpoint was death within the 30 days after diagnosis. RESULTS: 114 patients were included; 14 (12.3%) patients died within 30 days. In multivariate analysis these patients were older (OR: 1.37 95% CI (1.05, 1.79), p = 0.021), and had a lower ADL score (OR: 0.36 95% CI (0, 17; 0.75), p = 0.006), and a higher SOFA score (OR: 2.30 95% CI (1.07, 4.94), p = 0.03). Oseltamivir treatment, initiated within the first 48 h, was independently associated with survival (OR: 0.04 95% CI (0.002, 0.78), p = 0.034). CONCLUSIONS: Identification of mortality risk factors makes it possible to consider specific secondary prevention measures such as the rapid introduction of antiviral treatment. Combined with primary prevention, these measures could help to limit the mortality associated with influenza in older patients.

Gut microbiome signatures of nursing home residents carrying Enterobacteria producing extended-spectrum ß-lactamases.

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of extended beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) has been constantly increasing over the last few decades. These microorganisms that have acquired broad antibiotic resistance are now common human pathogens. Changes in the gut microbiome, induced by antibiotics or other drugs, enable expansion of these microorganisms, but the mechanisms are not yet fully understood. OBJECTIVES: The main objective was to identify specific bacteria and functional pathways and genes characterizing the gut microbiome of nursing home residents carrying ESBL-E, using metagenomics. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We included 144 residents living in two different nursing homes. All fecal samples were screened for ESBL-E and gut microbiome was characterized using shallow shotgun metagenomic DNA sequencing. RESULTS: Ten nursing home residents were colonized by ESBL-E, namely Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae species, and were compared to non-carriers. We found that ESBL-E carriers had an alteration in within-sample diversity. Using a bootstrap algorithm, we found that the gut microbiome of ESBL-E carriers was depleted in butyrate-producing species, enriched in succinate-producing species and enriched in pathways involved in intracellular pH homeostasis compared to non-carriers individuals. Several energy metabolism pathways were overrepresented in ESBL-E carriers suggesting a greater ability to metabolize multiple microbiota and mucus layer-derived nutrients. CONCLUSIONS: The gut microbiome of ESBL-E carriers in nursing homes harbors specific taxonomic and functional characteristics, conferring an environment that enables Enterobacteriaceae expansion. Here we describe new functional features associated with ESBL-E carriage that could help us to elucidate the complex interactions leading to colonization persistence in the human gut microbiota.

Assessment of a Multiplex Serological Test for the Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection: a Prospective Multicentre Study.

Introduction: The diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) can be difficult in the chronic stage and is based on clinical and paraclinical evidence. A minimally invasive serological test against the main pathogens encountered during PJI would distinguish PJI from mechanical loosening. Methods: We performed a prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional study to assess the contribution of serology in the diagnosis of PJI. Over a 2-year period, all patients undergoing prosthesis revision were included in the study. A C-reactive protein assay and a serological test specifically designed against 5 bacterial species (Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, S. lugdunensis, Streptococcus agalactiae, Cutibacterium acnes) were performed preoperatively. Five samples per patient were taken intraoperatively during surgery. The diagnosis of PJI was based on clinical and bacteriological criteria according to guidelines. Results: Between November 2015 and November 2017, 115 patients were included, 49 for a chronic PJI and 66 for a mechanical problem. Among patients with PJI, a sinus tract was observed in 32.6% and a C-reactive protein level ≥10 mg/L in 74.5%. The PJI was monomicrobial in 43 cases (targeted staphylococci, 24; S. agalactiae, 1; C. acnes, 2; others, 16), and polymicrobial in 6 cases (12.2%). Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 75.0%, 82.1%, 58.3% and 90.8%, respectively, for targeted staphylococci. Specificity/negative predictive value was 97.3%/100% for S. agalactiae and 83.8% /96.9% for C. acnes. Conclusions: The serological tests are insufficient to affirm the diagnosis of PJI for the targeted bacteria. Nevertheless, the excellent NPV may help clinicians to exclude PJI.

Psychoactive drug prescription and urine colonization with extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

BACKGROUND: The worldwide dissemination of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae has become a major health concern. Previous studies have shown that psychoactive drugs have intrinsic antimicrobial activity and may play a role in the dissemination of antibiotic resistance. The objective of this study was to assess the association between prescriptions for psychoactive drug and urine colonization with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae. SUBJECTS: Ninety-five patients were included; 19 cases (urine colonization with an ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae) and 76 controls (urine colonization with non ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae); and were matched for age and gender. METHODS: A retrospective 1:4 matched case-control study design was used. All patients colonized with an Enterobacteriaceae isolate in Nantes University Hospital from March to November 2014, were screened before inclusion in the study. Prescriptions data for psychoactive drugs were collected from the electronic medical records. Univariate and multivariate conditional logistic regression analyses were performed. RESULTS: Thirty-seven patients (38.9%) were treated with psychoactive drugs, of whom 10 (52.6%) were in the ESBL-producing group and 27 (35.5%) were in the non-ESBL group. Mean (SD) age was 71.2 (23.1) years. In multivariate analyses, previous antimicrobial therapy within 6 months (OR=7.12, 95% CI 1.15-44.18; p=0.035) and previous colonization with an ESBL-producing organism (OR=44.87, 95% CI 1.26-1594.19; p=0.037) were associated with urine colonization with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings revealed that a history of previous antimicrobial therapy and previous colonization with ESBL-producing organisms are important risk factors in an elderly population. Psychoactive drugs were not associated with urinary carriage of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Further studies are required to explore the relationship between psychoactive drugs and colonization with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

Matching bacteriological and medico-administrative databases is efficient for a computer-enhanced surveillance of surgical site infections: retrospective analysis of 4,400 surgical procedures in a French university hospital.

OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to estimate the performance statistics of an electronic surveillance system for surgical site infections (SSIs), generally applicable in French hospitals. METHODS: Three detection algorithms using 2 different data sources were tested retrospectively on 9 types of surgical procedures performed between January 2010 and December 2011 in the University Hospital of Nantes. The first algorithm was based on administrative codes, the second was based on bacteriological data, and the third used both data sources. For each algorithm, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV) were calculated. The reference method was the hospital's routine surveillance: a comprehensive review of the computerized medical charts of the patients who underwent one of the targeted procedures during the study period. SETTING: A 3,000-bed teaching hospital in western France. POPULATION: We analyzed 4,400 targeted surgical procedures. RESULTS: Sensitivity results varied significantly between the three algorithms, from 25% (95% confidence interval, 17-33) when using only administrative codes to 87% (80%-93%) with the bacteriological data and 90% (85%-96%) with the combined algorithm. Fewer variations were observed for specificity (91%-98%), PPV (21%-25%), and NPV (98% to nearly 100%). Overall, performance statistics were higher for deep SSIs than for superficial infections. CONCLUSIONS: A reliable computer-enhanced SSI surveillance can easily be implemented in French hospitals using common data sources. This should allow infection control professionals to spend more time on prevention and education duties. However, a multicenter study should be conducted to assess the generalizability of this method.

Outbreak of Skin Infections Due to Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a French Prison in 2010-2011.

Background. An outbreak of PVL-positive MSSA skin and soft tissue-infections (SSTIs) was suspected in May 2010 when recurrent SSTI was diagnosed in an inmate of a large prison in Nantes, France. Methods and findings. Retrospective and prospective investigations were performed. Microbiological characterisation was by DNA microarray testing (S. aureus genotyping - Identibac, Alere). We identified 14 inmates meeting our clinical and microbiological case definition for PVL-MSSA SSTI between March 2010 and April 2011. The SSTIs developed in tattooed areas in 4 patients and in areas shaved daily with a mechanical razor in 4 other patients. All case isolates exhibited a similar SmaI pulsed-field gel electrophoresis pattern. Microarray analysis showed that all 14 isolates harboured genes encoding PVL and enterotoxins (A, H, K, and Q) and belonged to clonal complex 1 (CC1). Individual and collective hygiene measures, education delivered to inmates and prison employees, and antibiotic treatment of SSTIs were successful in controlling the outbreak. No new cases were identified after April 2011. Routine screening for PVL-positive MSSA carriage was not feasible. Conclusions. Our data suggest that tattooing and shaving with mechanical razors may constitute risk factors for SSTIs among previously colonised inmates and contribute to the PVL-MSSA outbreak in the prison. Allowing inmates access to professional tattooists and to the hygiene and safety conditions available to people in the community would help to prevent tattoo-related infections.

[The quality assessment of the management of venous catheters]. / L'évaluation de la qualité de la prise en charge des cathéters veineux centraux.

A study was conducted in 2009 at Nantes University Hospital (44) to assess nurses' knowledge and practices with regard to dressing rehabilitation and the changing of central venous catheter IV lines in conventional hospital departments, excluding intensive care units. A self-assessment questionnaire was used along with direct observations in the wards, involving health care professionals.

Investigation and management of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii spread in a French medical intensive care unit: one outbreak may hide another.

An outbreak in a medical intensive care unit was due to an OXA-23-producing Acinetobacter baumannii strain imported from a repatriate hospitalized in Singapore. This outbreak revealed another multidrug resistant epidemic strain that had been present in the hospital for 2 years. Both outbreaks were controlled after 9 months of an extensive infection control program.

[Study of the consumption of alcohol-based disinfectants]. / Etude sur la consommation de produits hydro-alcooliques.

A study was carried out in 2008 at the university hospital of Nantes to determine a target for the consumption of alcohol-based disinfectants per patient and per day of hospitalisation. The study involved healthcare professionals and was based on a methodological double approach of self-estimation and analysis of nursing records.

Risk factors for mortality in patients with mediastinitis after cardiac surgery.

BACKGROUND: Patients with mediastinitis after cardiac surgery have higher morbidity and mortality. AIMS: Describe the characteristics of patients with mediastinitis, determine the mortality within one month, and assess the risk factors associated with mortality. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study including all adult patients with mediastinitis during the 2002-2006 period at the Nantes University Hospital. Multivariate analysis by logistic regression and Kaplan-Meier curve of survey were done. RESULTS: Nearly 5574 patients were operated during the study period, with a mediastinitis incidence rate of 0.7%, 28 patients (72%) had coronary artery bypass graft. The mortality rate increased from de 12.8% during hospital stay to 20.5% within one year. Only two deaths were associated with mediastinitis. The occurrence of a co-infection was the only independent risk factor associated with mortality (OR 13, P<0.04). The instantaneous risk of death was increased by 7 in patient with co-infection, particularly mechanical ventilator-associated pneumonia (CR 1,97). CONCLUSION: Mortality varied according to the duration of surveillance, and mediastinitis was not the major cause of death. Mechanical ventilator-associated pneumonia after mediastinitis increases the mortality and needs specific prevention.