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BACKGROUND: Data on the effectiveness of BA.4/5 bivalent vaccine stratified by age and prior infection are lacking. METHODS: This test-negative study used data from individuals ≥5 years of age testing for SARS-CoV-2 with symptoms (15 September 2022 to 31 January 2023) at a large national retail pharmacy chain. The exposure was receipt of 2-4 wild-type doses and a BNT162b2 BA.4/5 bivalent vaccine (>2 months since last wild-type dose). The outcome was a positive SARS-CoV-2 test. Absolute (vs unvaccinated) and relative (vs 2-4 wild-type doses) vaccine effectiveness (VE) were calculated as (1 - adjusted odds ratio from logistic regression) × 100. VE was stratified by age and self-reported prior infection. RESULTS: Overall, 307 885 SARS-CoV-2 tests were included (7916 aged 5-11, 16 329 aged 12-17, and 283 640 aged ≥18 years). SARS-CoV-2 positivity was 39%; 21% were unvaccinated, 70% received 2-4 wild-type doses with no bivalent vaccine, and 9% received a BNT162b2 BA.4/5 bivalent dose. At a median of 1-2 months after BNT162b2 BA.4/5 bivalent vaccination, depending on age group, absolute VE was 22%-60% and was significantly higher among those reporting prior infection (range, 55%-79%) than not (range, no protection to 50%). Relative VE was 31%-64%. CONCLUSIONS: BNT162b2 BA.4/5 bivalent showed early additional protection against Omicron-related symptomatic COVID-19, with hybrid immunity offering greater protection.
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COVID-19 , Farmácia , Humanos , Adolescente , Adulto , Pré-Escolar , Vacina BNT162 , Vacinas de mRNA , COVID-19/epidemiologia , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , SARS-CoV-2/genética , Vacinas CombinadasRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Excessive use of antibiotics has been reported during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. We evaluated trends in antibiotic use and culture positive Gram-negative (GN)/Gram-positive (GP) pathogens in US hospitalized patients before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. METHODS: This multicenter, retrospective study included patients from 271 US facilities with > 1-day inpatient admission with discharge or death between July 1, 2019, and October 30, 2021, in the BD Insights Research Database. We evaluated microbiological testing data, antibacterial use, defined as antibacterial use ≥ 24 h in admitted patients, and duration of antibacterial therapy. RESULTS: Of 5,518,744 patients included in the analysis, 3,729,295 (67.6%) patients were hospitalized during the pandemic with 2,087,774 (56.0%) tested for SARS-CoV-2 and 189,115 (9.1%) testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. During the pre-pandemic period, 36.2% were prescribed antibacterial therapy and 9.3% tested positive for select GN/GP pathogens. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, antibacterial therapy (57.8%) and positive GN/GP culture (11.9%) were highest in SARS-CoV-2-positive patients followed by SARS-CoV-2-negative patients (antibacterial therapy, 40.1%; GN/GP, pathogens 11.0%), and SARS-CoV-2 not tested (antibacterial therapy 30.4%; GN/GP pathogens 7.2%). Multivariate results showed significant decreases in antibacterial therapy and positive GN/GP cultures for both SARS-CoV-2-positive and negative patients during the pandemic, but no significant overall changes from the pre-pandemic period to the pandemic period. CONCLUSIONS: There was a decline in both antibacterial use and positive GN/GP pathogens in patients testing positive for SARS-CoV-2. However, overall antibiotic use was similar prior to and during the pandemic. These data may inform future efforts to optimize antimicrobial stewardship and prescribing.
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COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos , Pandemias , Estudos Retrospectivos , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Pacientes InternadosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Antibiotic usage and antibiotic resistance (ABR) patterns changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inadequate empiric antibiotic therapy (IET) is a significant public health problem and contributes to ABR. We evaluated factors associated with IET before and during the COVID-19 pandemic to determine the impact of the pandemic on antibiotic management. METHODS: This multicenter, retrospective cohort analysis included hospitalized US adults who had a positive bacterial culture (specified gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria) from July 2019 to October 2021 in the BD Insights Research Database. IET was defined as antibacterial therapy within 48 h that was not active against the bacteria. ABR results were based on susceptibility testing and reports from local facilities. Multivariate analysis was used to identify risk factors associated with IET in patients with any positive bacterial culture and ABR-positive cultures, including multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria. RESULTS: Of 278,344 eligible patients in 269 hospitals, 56,733 (20.4%) received IET; rates were higher in patients with ABR-positive (n = 93,252) or MDR-positive (n = 39,000) cultures (34.9% and 45.0%, respectively). Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)-positive patients had significantly higher rates of IET (25.9%) compared with SARS-CoV-2-negative (20.3%) or not tested (19.7%) patients overall and in the ABR and MDR subgroups. Patients with ABR- or MDR-positive cultures had more days of therapy and longer lengths of stay. In multivariate analyses, ABR, MDR, SARS-CoV-2-positive status, respiratory source, and prior admissions were identified as key IET risk factors. CONCLUSIONS: IET remained a persistent problem during the COVID-19 pandemic and occurred at higher rates in patients with ABR/MDR bacteria or a co-SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Adulto , Humanos , Antibacterianos , Pandemias , Estudos Retrospectivos , BactériasRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: Multiple randomized controlled trials exploring the outcomes of patients with ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia and hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia have noted that hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia patients who require subsequent ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia suffered higher mortality than either those who did not (nonventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia) or had ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia. We examined the epidemiology and outcomes of all three conditions in a large U.S. database. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort. SETTING: Two hundred fifty-three acute-care hospitals, United States, contributing data (including microbiology) to Premier database, 2012-2019. PATIENTS: Patients with hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia or ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia identified based on a slightly modified previously published International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition/International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition-Clinical Modification algorithm. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Among 17,819 patients who met enrollment criteria, 26.5% had nonventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia, 25.6% vHAPB, and 47.9% ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia. Ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia predominated in the Northeastern United States and in large urban teaching hospitals. Patients with nonventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia were oldest (mean 66.7 ± 15.1 yr) and most likely White (76.9%), whereas those with ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia were youngest (59.7 ± 16.6 yr) and least likely White (70.3%). Ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia was associated with the highest comorbidity burden (mean Charlson score 4.1 ± 2.8) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia with the lowest (3.2 ± 2.5). Similarly, hospital mortality was highest among patients with ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (29.2%) and lowest in nonventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (11.7%), with ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia in-between (21.3%). Among survivors, 24.5% of nonventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia required a rehospitalization within 30 days of discharge, compared with 22.5% among ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and 18.8% ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia. Unadjusted hospital length of stay after infection onset was longest among ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia and shortest among nonventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia patients. Median total hospital costs mirrored length of stay: ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia $77,657, ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia $62,464, and nonventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia $39,911. CONCLUSIONS: Both hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia remain associated with significant mortality and cost in the United States. Our analyses confirm that of all three conditions, ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia carries the highest risk of death. In contrast, ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia remains most costly. Nonventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia survivors were most likely to require a readmission within 30 days of discharge.
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Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Pneumonia Associada a Assistência à Saúde/epidemiologia , Pneumonia Bacteriana/epidemiologia , Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica/epidemiologia , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Adulto , Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença , Infecção Hospitalar/economia , Feminino , Pneumonia Associada a Assistência à Saúde/economia , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde , Pneumonia Bacteriana/economia , Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica/economia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Tempo , Estados Unidos , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Inappropriate empiric antimicrobial treatment (IET) contributes to worsened outcomes. While IET's differential impact across types of nosocomial pneumonia (NP: non-ventilated [nvHABP], ventilated [vHABP] hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated [VABP] bacterial pneumonia) is established, its potential interaction with the bacterial etiology is less clear. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study in the Premier Healthcare Database using an administrative algorithm to identify NP. We paired respective pathogens with empiric treatments. Antimicrobial coverage was appropriate if a drug administered within 2 days of infection onset covered the recovered organism(s). All other treatment was IET. RESULTS: Among 17,819 patients with NP, 26.5% had nvHABP, 25.6% vHABP, and 47.9% VABP. Gram-negative (GN) organisms accounted for > 50% of all infections. GN pathogens were ~ 2 × as likely (7.4% vHABP to 10.7% nvHABP) to engender IET than Gram-positive (GP, 2.9% vHABP to 4.9% nvHABP) pathogens. Although rare (5.6% nvHABP to 8.3% VABP), GN + GP infections had the highest rates of IET (6.7% vHABP to 12.9% nvHABP). Carbapenem-resistant GNs were highly likely to receive IET (33.8% nvHABP to 40.2% VABP). Hospital mortality trended higher in the IET group, reaching statistical significance in GN + GP vHABP (47.8% IET vs. 29.3% non-IET, p = 0.016). 30-day readmission was more common with IET (16.0%) than non-IET (12.6%, p = 0.024) in GN VABP. Generally post-infection onset hospital length of stay and costs were higher with IET than non-IET. CONCLUSIONS: IET is ~ 2 × more common in GN than GP infections. Although the magnitude of its impact varies by NP type, IET contributes to worsened clinical and economic outcomes.
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Pneumonia Bacteriana , Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Carbapenêmicos/uso terapêutico , Hospitais , Humanos , Pneumonia Bacteriana/tratamento farmacológico , Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica/tratamento farmacológico , Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica/epidemiologia , Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica/microbiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Ventiladores MecânicosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. We evaluate incidence of community- and hospital-onset BSI rates and outcomes before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study evaluating patients who were hospitalized for ≥ 1 day with discharge or death between June 1, 2019, and September 4, 2021, across 271 US health care facilities. Community- and hospital-onset BSI and related outcomes before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, including intensive care admission rates, and overall and ICU-specific length of stay (LOS) was evaluated. Bivariate correlations were calculated between the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods overall and by SARS-CoV-2 testing status. RESULTS: Of 5,239,692 patient admissions, there were 20,113 community-onset BSIs before the pandemic (11.2/1000 admissions) and 39,740 (11.5/1000 admissions) during the pandemic (P ≤ 0.0062). Corresponding rates of hospital-onset BSI were 2,771 (1.6/1000 admissions) and 6,864 (2.0/1000 admissions; P < 0.0062). Compared to the pre-pandemic period, rates of community-onset BSI were higher in patients who tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 (15.8/1000 admissions), compared with 9.6/1000 BSI admissions among SARS-CoV-2-positive patients. Compared with patients in the pre-pandemic period, SARS-CoV-2-positive patients with community-onset BSI experienced greater ICU admission rates (36.6% vs 32.8%; P < 0.01), greater ventilator use (10.7% vs 4.7%; P < 0.001), and longer LOS (12.2 d vs 9.1 d; P < 0.001). Rates of hospital-onset BSI were higher in the pandemic vs the pre-pandemic period (2.0 vs 1.5/1000; P < 0.001), with rates as high a 7.3/1000 admissions among SARS-CoV-2-positive patients. Compared to the pre-pandemic period, SARS-CoV-2-positive patients with hospital-onset BSI had higher rates of ICU admission (72.9% vs 55.4%; P < 0.001), LOS (34.8 d vs 25.5 d; P < 0.001), and ventilator use (52.9% vs 21.5%; P < 0.001). Enterococcus species, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Candida albicans were more frequently detected in the pandemic period. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This nationally representative study found an increased risk of both community-onset and hospital-onset BSI during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic period, with the largest increased risk in hospital-onset BSI among SARS-CoV-2-positive patients. SARS-CoV-2 positivity was associated with worse outcomes.
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Bacteriemia , COVID-19 , Infecção Hospitalar , Humanos , Pandemias , SARS-CoV-2 , Bacteriemia/epidemiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Teste para COVID-19 , COVID-19/epidemiologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Ceftolozane/tazobactam is a novel cephalosporin/beta-lactamase inhibitor combination that often retains activity against resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The comparative safety and efficacy vs polymyxins or aminoglycosides in this setting remains unknown. METHODS: A retrospective, multicenter, observational cohort study was performed. Patients who received ceftolozane/tazobactam were compared with those treated with either polymyxin or aminoglycoside-based regimens for infections due to drug-resistant P. aeruginosa. Multivariate logistic regression was performed controlling for factors associated with treatment to assess the independent impact of ceftolozane/tazobactam on clinical cure, acute kidney injury (AKI), and in-hospital mortality. RESULTS: A total of 200 patients were included (100 in each treatment arm). The cohort represented an ill population with 69% in the intensive care unit, 63% mechanically ventilated, and 42% in severe sepsis or septic shock at infection onset. The most common infection type was ventilator-associated pneumonia (52%); 7% of patients were bacteremic. Combination therapy was more commonly used in polymyxin/aminoglycoside patients than those who received ceftolozane/tazobactam (72% vs 15%, P < .001). After adjusting for differences between groups, receipt of ceftolozane/tazobactam was independently associated with clinical cure (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.63; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.31-5.30) and protective against AKI (aOR, 0.08; 95% CI, 0.03-0.22). There was no difference in in-hospital mortality. The number needed to treat for a clinical cure with ceftolozane/tazobactam was 5, and the number needed to harm with AKI with a polymyxin/aminoglycoside was 4. CONCLUSIONS: These data support the preferential use of ceftolozane/tazobactam over polymyxins or aminoglycosides for drug-resistant P. aeruginosa infections.
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Preparações Farmacêuticas , Infecções por Pseudomonas , Aminoglicosídeos/farmacologia , Aminoglicosídeos/uso terapêutico , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Cefalosporinas/farmacologia , Cefalosporinas/uso terapêutico , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Ácido Penicilânico/farmacologia , Ácido Penicilânico/uso terapêutico , Polimixinas/farmacologia , Polimixinas/uso terapêutico , Infecções por Pseudomonas/tratamento farmacológico , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Estudos Retrospectivos , Tazobactam/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Although real-world studies demonstrate that those prescribed nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (and particularly within 5 days of symptom onset) are less likely to experience severe COVID-19 outcomes, prior studies show that only a small fraction of patients with COVID-19 who are eligible for nirmatrelvir/ritonavir receive a prescription. Studies calculating the proportion of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir prescriptions filled and identifying individual- and pharmacy-level correlates of filling nirmatrelvir/ritonavir are lacking. METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included individuals aged ≥ 12 years with a nirmatrelvir/ritonavir prescription ordered at a large national retail pharmacy (December 22, 2021-August 12, 2023). Those taking contraindicated medications were excluded. For those with only one nirmatrelvir/ritonavir prescription ordered, the outcome was whether the prescription was filled (yes/no). In a subanalysis of these individuals, the outcome was whether the prescription was filled within 5 days of symptom onset (yes/no). For those with multiple prescriptions ordered, the outcome was whether > 1 (vs. 0 or 1) prescriptions were filled. A log-binomial regression with generalized estimating equations was used to identify individual (clinical and demographic) and pharmacy-level (percentage of trade area that is non-Hispanic white, urbanicity, US Census region, and tract-level area deprivation index) correlates. RESULTS: A total of 2,103,570 unique nirmatrelvir/ritonavir prescriptions were ordered for 1,985,990 individuals. Among the 95% of individuals prescribed only one nirmatrelvir/ritonavir course, 88% filled their prescription. Among those with > 1 prescription ordered, 77% (82,993/108,411) filled one and 13% (13,662/108,411) filled > 1. Patients ≥ 50 years of age and those with documented high-risk conditions were slightly more likely to fill prescriptions, regardless of whether one or multiple courses were ordered. Individuals with cancer, asthma, or taking corticosteroids or immunosuppressive medications were more likely to fill multiple prescriptions. CONCLUSIONS: Most patients filled their nirmatrelvir/ritonavir prescriptions. Interventions to improve uptake should focus on increasing patient and provider awareness, reducing nirmatrelvir/ritonavir prescribing disparities, and ensuring treatment initiation within 5 days.
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INTRODUCTION: Nosocomial pneumonia (NP) remains associated with excess morbidity and mortality. The effect of NP on measures such as re-admission at 30 days remains unclear. Moreover, differing types of NP may have varying impacts on re-admissions. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study within the Premier Research database, a source containing administrative, pharmacy, and microbiology data. We compared NP patients readmitted with pneumonia (RaP) as the principal diagnosis to those readmitted for other reasons (RaO) with respect to the type of NP (ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia [VABP], ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia [vHABP], and non-ventilated HABP [nvHABP]), and characteristics and outcomes of the index hospitalization. RESULTS: Among 17,819 patients with NP, 14,123 (79.3%) survived to discharge, of whom 2,151 (15.2%) required an acute readmission within 30 days of index discharge. Of these, 106 (4.9%) were RaP, and the remainder were RaO. At index hospitalization, RaP patients were older (mean age [SD] 67.4 (13.9] vs. 63.0 [15.2] years), more likely medical (44.3% vs. 36.7%), and less chronically ill (median [IQR] Charlson scores (3 [2-5] vs. 4 [2-5]) than persons with RaO. Bacteremia (10.4% vs. 17.5%), need for vasopressors (15.1% vs. 20.0%), dialysis (9.4% vs. 16.5%), and/or sepsis (9.4% vs. 16.5%) or septic shock 14.2% vs. 17.1%) occurred less frequently in the RaP group. With respect to NP type, nvHABP was most common in RaP (47.2%) and VABP in RaO (38.1%). CONCLUSIONS: One in seven survivors of a hospitalization complicated by NP requires an acute rehospitalization within 30 days. However, few of these readmissions had a principal diagnosis of pneumonia, irrespective of NP type. Of the 5% of NP subjects with RaP, the plurality initially suffered from nvHABP.
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Infecção Hospitalar , Pneumonia Bacteriana , Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica , Pneumonia , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Fatores de Risco , Diálise Renal , Readmissão do Paciente , Pneumonia/epidemiologia , Pneumonia Bacteriana/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Nosocomial pneumonia (NP) remains a costly complication of hospitalization fraught with subsequent complications and augmented resource utilization. Consisting of ventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (vHABP), nonventilated hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (nvHABP), and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP), each may respond differently to inappropriate empiric treatment (IET). We explored whether IET affects the three pneumonia types differently. DESIGN: A multicenter, retrospective cohort study within the Premier Research database. SETTING: Acute care hospitals in the United States. PATIENTS: Patients with three types of NP were identified based on a previously published International Classification of Diseases, 9th Edition/International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition Clinical Modification algorithm. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: We compared the impact of IET on hospital costs, length of stay (LOS), and development of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), extubation failure (EF), and reintubation (RT). Marginal effects were derived from multivariable regression analyses. IET was present if no drug covering the organism recovered from the index culture was administered within 2 days of the culture date. Among 17,819 patients who met the enrollment criteria, 26.5% had nvHABP, 25.6% vHABP, and 47.9% VABP. Compared with non-IET, IET was associated with increased mean unadjusted hospital LOS across all NP types: nvHABP 12.5 versus 21.1, vHABP 16.7 versus 19.2, and VABP 18.6 versus 21.4 days. The adjusted marginal hospital LOS (4.9 d) and costs ($13,147) with IET were the highest in nvHABP. Incident CDI was rare and similar across NP types (2.4% nvHABP to 3.6% VABP). Both EF and RT were more common with IET in VABP (EF, 15.4% vs 19.2%; RT, 6.2% vs 10.4%), but not vHABP (EF, 15.1% vs 17.7%; RT, 8.1% vs 9.1%). CONCLUSIONS: Although IET is relatively uncommon, it affects resource utilization and the risk of complications differently across NP types. The impact of IET is greatest on both LOS and costs in nvHABP and is greater on VABP than vHABP in terms of EF and RT.
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OBJECTIVE: To explore whether microbiology profiles and the impact of inappropriate empiric treatment differ in the setting of hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia that requires subsequent mechanical ventilation (vHABP) versus one that does not (nvHABP) versus ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP). DESIGN: Multicenter retrospective cohort study within Premier Research database, 2014-2019. METHODS: We identified cases based on a previously published International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision/Tenth Revision Clinical Modification (ICD-9/ICD-10-CM) algorithm, and we compared the 3 groups with respect to the bacterial pathogens isolated from their blood, sputum, or lower airway samples, and their respective rates of exposure to inappropriate empiric treatment. Using regression modeling we computed the effect of inappropriate empiric treatment on outcomes. RESULTS: Among 17,819 patients who met enrollment criteria, 26.5% had nvHABP, 25.6% vHAPB, and 47.9% VABP. S. aureus (majority methicillin-susceptible) was the most frequently isolated organism, followed P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae, and E. coli with variations across the conditions. Rates of carbapenem resistance were highest in VABP (9.1%) and to third-generation cephalosporins in vHABP (14.9%). Patients with nvHABP were most likely to receive inappropriate empiric treatment (8.5%). Although inappropriate empiric treatment was associated with an increase in adjusted postinfection-onset hospital length of stay (2.3 days) and cost ($12,142), its greatest magnitude was in the nvHABP group (4.9 days, $13,147). CONCLUSIONS: Substantial microbiologic differences exist among populations who suffer nvHABP, vHABP, and VABP, and inappropriate empiric treatment significantly worsens utilization outcomes. Given the moderate rates of carbapenem resistance and third-generation cephalosporin resistance, all patients require empiric coverage for a range of bacteria, including those targeting extended-spectrum ß-lactamase and carbapenem resistance where appropriate.
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Pneumonia Associada a Assistência à Saúde , Pneumonia Bacteriana , Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Carbapenêmicos/uso terapêutico , Escherichia coli , Pneumonia Associada a Assistência à Saúde/tratamento farmacológico , Pneumonia Associada a Assistência à Saúde/epidemiologia , Hospitais , Humanos , Pneumonia Bacteriana/tratamento farmacológico , Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica/tratamento farmacológico , Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Staphylococcus aureus , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Ventiladores MecânicosRESUMO
Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are challenging to treat due to multi-drug resistance (MDR) and the complexity of the patients affected by these serious infections. As new antibiotic therapies come on the market, limited data exist about the effectiveness of such treatments in clinical practice. In this comparative effectiveness study of ceftolozane/tazobactam versus aminoglycoside- or polymyxin-based therapies among hospitalized patients with positive MDR P. aeruginosa cultures, we identified 57 patients treated with ceftolozane/tazobactam compared with 155 patients treated with aminoglycoside- or polymyxin-based regimens. Patients treated with ceftolozane/tazobactam were younger (mean age 67.5 vs. 71.1, p = 0.03) and had a higher comorbidity burden prior to hospitalization (median Charlson 5 vs. 3, p = 0.01) as well as higher rates of spinal cord injury (38.6% vs. 21.9%, p = 0.02) and P. aeruginosa-positive bone/joint cultures (12.3% vs. 0.7%, p < 0.0001). Inpatient mortality was significantly lower in the ceftolozane/tazobactam group compared with aminoglycosides or polymyxins (15.8% vs. 27.7%, adjusted odds ratio 0.39, 95% confidence interval 0.16−0.93). There were no significant differences observed for the other outcomes assessed. In hospitalized patients with MDR P. aeruginosa, inpatient mortality was 61% lower among patients treated with ceftolozane/tazobactam compared to those treated with aminoglycoside- or polymyxin-based regimens.
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Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections are associated with poor patient outcomes due to complex co-resistance patterns. We described common co-resistance patterns, clinical characteristics, and associated outcomes in patients admitted with an MDR P. aeruginosa. This national, multicenter, retrospective cohort study within the Veterans Affairs included adults hospitalized with a MDR P. aeruginosa infection (January 2015-December 2020) per Centers for Disease Control definition. Clinical outcomes were compared among those with differing MDR P. aeruginosa co-resistance: resistant to carbapenems and extended-spectrum cephalosporins and piperacillin-tazobactam (CARB/ESC/PT) versus without CARB/ESC/PT resistance; resistant to carbapenems and extended-spectrum cephalosporins and fluoroquinolone (CARB/ESC/FQ) versus without CARB/ESC/FQ resistance. We included 3,763 hospitalized patients. Co-resistance to CARB/ESC/PT was observed in 42.7%, and to CARB/ESC/FQ in 40.7%. The lowest co-resistance rates were observed with ceftolozane-tazobactam (6.2%, n = 6/97; 12.5%, n = 10/80, respectively) and ceftazidime-avibactam (5.2%, n = 5/97; 12.5%, n = 10/80, respectively). Overall, 14.2% of patients died during hospitalization, 59.7% had an extended length of stay, and 14.9% had reinfection with hospitalization. Outcomes were similar between patients with MDR P. aeruginosa strains with and without co-resistance to CARB/ESC/PT and CARB/ESC/FQ. Among a national cohort of patients hospitalized with MDR P. aeruginosa infections, co-resistance to three classes of standard of care antibiotics, such as carbapenem, extended-spectrum cephalosporins, and piperacillin-tazobactam or fluoroquinolones, exceeded 40% in our study population, posing great concerns for selecting appropriate empirical therapy. Clinical outcomes were poor for all patients, regardless of different co-resistance patterns. New treatment options are needed for hospitalized patients with suspected or confirmed MDR P. aeruginosa infections. IMPORTANCE We studied antibiotic co-resistance patterns in a national group of hospitalized patients with infections due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a type of bacteria that resists treatment to at least three classes of antibiotics. Co-resistance to antibiotic classes most typically used for treatment was common, which makes selecting appropriate antibiotics to successfully treat the infections difficult. Outcomes, including death, were poor for all patients in our study, regardless of the different patterns of co-resistance to common antibiotic classes. New antibiotics are needed to help treat hospitalized patients with MDR P. aeruginosa infections.
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Infecções por Pseudomonas , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Adulto , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Cefalosporinas/farmacologia , Cefalosporinas/uso terapêutico , Tazobactam/farmacologia , Tazobactam/uso terapêutico , Antibacterianos/efeitos adversos , Carbapenêmicos/uso terapêutico , Combinação Piperacilina e Tazobactam/uso terapêutico , Combinação Piperacilina e Tazobactam/farmacologia , Fluoroquinolonas/farmacologia , Infecções por Pseudomonas/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Pseudomonas/microbiologia , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana MúltiplaRESUMO
We have previously identified substantial antibiotic treatment heterogeneity, even among organism-specific and site-specific infections with treatment guidelines. Therefore, we sought to quantify the extent of treatment heterogeneity among patients hospitalized with P. aeruginosa pneumonia in the national Veterans Affairs Healthcare System from Jan-2015 to Apr-2018. Daily antibiotic exposures were mapped from three days prior to culture collection until discharge. Heterogeneity was defined as unique patterns of antibiotic treatment (drug and duration) not shared by any other patient. Our study included 5300 patients, of whom 87.5% had unique patterns of antibiotic drug and duration. Among patients receiving any initial antibiotic/s with a change to at least one anti-pseudomonal antibiotic (n = 3530, 66.6%) heterogeneity was 97.2%, while heterogeneity was 91.5% in those changing from any initial antibiotic/s to only anti-pseudomonal antibiotics (n = 576, 10.9%). When assessing heterogeneity of anti-pseudomonal antibiotic classes, irrespective of other antibiotic/s received (n = 4542, 85.7%), 50.5% had unique patterns of antibiotic class and duration, with median time to first change of three days, and a median of two changes. Real-world evidence is needed to inform the development of treatment pathways and antibiotic stewardship initiatives based on clinical outcome data, which is currently lacking in the presence of such treatment heterogeneity.
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Background: Antibacterial therapy is frequently used in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) without evidence of bacterial infection, prompting concerns about increased antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We evaluated trends in AMR before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Methods: This multicenter, retrospective cohort analysis included hospitalized adults aged ≥18 years with >1-day inpatient admission and a record of discharge or death from 271 US facilities in the BD Insights Research Database. We evaluated rates of AMR events, defined as positive cultures for select gram-negative and gram-positive pathogens from any source, with nonsusceptibility reported by commercial panels before (1 July 2019-29 February 2020) and during (1 March 2020-30 October 2021) the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Results: Of 5 518 666 admissions evaluated, AMR rates per 1000 admissions were 35.4 for the prepandemic period and 34.7 for the pandemic period (P ≤ .0001). In the pandemic period, AMR rates per 1000 admissions were 49.2 for SARS-CoV-2-positive admissions, 41.1 for SARS-CoV-2-negative admissions, and 25.7 for patients untested (P ≤ .0001). AMR rates per 1000 admissions among community-onset infections during the pandemic were lower versus prepandemic levels (26.1 vs 27.6; P < .0001), whereas AMR rates for hospital-onset infections were higher (8.6 vs 7.7; P < .0001), driven largely by SARS-CoV-2-positive admissions (21.8). AMR rates were associated with overall antimicrobial use, rates of positive cultures, and higher use of inadequate empiric therapy. Conclusions: Although overall AMR rates did not substantially increase from prepandemic levels, patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection had a significantly higher rate of AMR and hospital-onset infections. Antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship is key to identifying this high-risk AMR population.
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Importance: Data describing the vaccine effectiveness (VE) and durability of BNT162b2 among children 5 to 11 years of age are needed. Objective: To estimate BNT162b2 VE against SARS-CoV-2 infection among children aged 5 to 11 years during Delta and Omicron variant-predominant periods and to further assess VE according to prior SARS-CoV-2 infection status and by sublineage during the Omicron variant-predominant period. Design, Setting, and Participants: This test-negative case-control study was conducted from November 2 to December 9, 2021 (Delta variant), and from January 16 to September 30, 2022 (Omicron variant), among 160â¯002 children tested at a large national US retail pharmacy chain, for SARS-CoV-2 via polymerase chain reaction (PCR); 62â¯719 children were tested during the Delta period, and 97â¯283 were tested during the Omicron period. Exposure: Vaccination with BNT162b2 before SARS-CoV-2 testing vs no vaccination. Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome was SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by PCR (regardless of the presence of symptoms), and the secondary outcome was confirmed symptomatic infection. Adjusted estimated VE was calculated from multilevel logistic regression models. Results: A total of 39â¯117 children tested positive and 131â¯686 tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 (total, 170â¯803; 84â¯487 [49%] were boys; mean [SD] age was 9 [2] years; 74â¯236 [43%] were White non-Hispanic or non-Latino; and 37â¯318 [22%] were Hispanic or Latino). Final VE analyses included 160â¯002 children without SARS-CoV-2 infection less than 90 days prior. The VE of 2 doses of BNT162b2 against Delta was 85% (95% CI, 80%-89%; median follow-up, 1 month) compared with the Omicron period (20% [95% CI, 17%-23%]; median follow-up, 4 months). The adjusted VE of 2 doses against Omicron at less than 3 months was 39% (95% CI, 36%-42%), and at 3 months or more, it was -1% (95% CI, -6% to 3%). Protection against Omicron was higher among children with vs without infection 90 days or more prior but decreased in all children approximately 3 months after the second dose (58% [95% CI, 49%-66%] with infection vs 37% [95% CI, 34%-41%] without infection at <3 months; 27% [95% CI, 17%-35%] with infection vs -7% [95% CI, -12% to -1%] at ≥3 months without infection). The VE of 2 doses of BNT162b2 at less than 3 months by Omicron sublineage was 40% (95% CI, 36%-43%) for BA.1, 32% (95% CI, 21%-41%) for BA.2/BA.2.12.1, and 50% (95% CI, 37%-60%) for BA.4/BA.5. After 3 months or more, VE was nonsignificant for BA.2/BA.2.12.1 and BA.4/BA.5. The VE of a booster dose was 55% (95% CI, 50%-60%) against Omicron, with no evidence of waning at 3 months or more. Conclusions and Relevance: This study suggests that, among children aged 5 to 11 years, 2 doses of BNT162b2 provided modest short-term protection against Omicron infection that was higher for those with prior infection; however, VE waned after approximately 3 months in all children. A booster dose restored protection against Omicron and was maintained for at least 3 months. These findings highlight the continued importance of booster vaccination regardless of history of prior COVID-19.
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COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Masculino , Humanos , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , COVID-19/epidemiologia , COVID-19/prevenção & controle , Vacina BNT162 , Teste para COVID-19 , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Eficácia de VacinasRESUMO
Importance: Mortality is an important measure of the severity of a pandemic. This study aimed to understand how mortality by age of hospitalized patients who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 has changed over time. Objective: To evaluate trends in in-hospital mortality among patients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Design, Setting, and Participants: This retrospective cohort study included patients who were hospitalized for at least 1 day at 1 of 209 US acute care hospitals of variable size, in urban and rural areas, between March 1 and November 21, 2020. Eligible patients had a SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or antigen test within 7 days of admission or during hospitalization, and a record of discharge or in-hospital death. Exposure: SARS-CoV-2 positivity. Main Outcomes and Measures: SARS-CoV-2 infection was defined as a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR or antigen test within 7 days before admission or during hospitalization. Mortality was extracted from electronically available data. Results: Among 503â¯409 admitted patients, 42â¯604 (8.5%) had SARS-CoV-2-positive tests. Of those with SARS-CoV-2-positive tests, 21â¯592 (50.7%) were male patients. Hospital admissions among patients with SARS-CoV-2-positive tests were highest in the group aged 65 years or older (19â¯929 [46.8%]), followed by those aged 50 to 64 years (11â¯602 [27.2%]) and 18 to 49 years (10â¯619 [24.9%]). Hospital admissions among patients 18 to 49 years of age increased from 1099 of 5319 (20.7%) in April to 1266 of 4184 (30.3%) in June and 2156 of 7280 (29.6%) in July, briefly exceeding those in the group 50 to 64 years of age (June: 1194 of 4184 [28.5%]; 2039 of 7280 [28.0%]). Patients with SARS-CoV-2-positive tests had higher in-hospital mortality than patients with SARS-CoV-2-negative tests (4705 [11.0%] vs 11â¯707 of 460â¯805 [2.5%]; P < .001). In-hospital mortality rates increased with increasing age for both patients with SARS-CoV-2-negative tests and SARS-CoV-2-positive tests. In patients with SARS-CoV-2-negative tests, mortality increased from 45 of 11â¯255 (0.4%) in those younger than 18 years to 4812 of 107â¯394 (4.5%) in those older than 75 years. In patients with SARS-CoV-2-positive tests, mortality increased from 1 of 454 (0.2%) of those younger than 18 years to 2149 of 10â¯287 (20.9%) in those older than 75 years. In-hospital mortality rates among patients with SARS-CoV-2-negative tests were similar for male and female patients (6273 of 209â¯086 [3.0%] vs 5538 of 251â¯719 [2.2%]) but higher mortality was observed among male patients with SARS-CoV-2-positive tests (2700 of 21â¯592 [12.5%]) compared with female patients with SARS-CoV-2-positive tests (2016 of 21â¯012 [9.60%]). Overall, in-hospital mortality increased from March to April (63 of 597 [10.6%] to 1047 of 5319 [19.7%]), then decreased significantly to November (499 of 5350 [9.3%]; P = .04), with significant decreases in the oldest age groups (50-64 years: 197 of 1542 [12.8%] to 73 of 1341 [5.4%]; P = .02; 65-75 years: 269 of 1182 [22.8%] to 137 of 1332 [10.3%]; P = .006; >75 years: 535 of 1479 [36.2%] to 262 of 1505 [17.4%]; P = .03). Conclusions and Relevance: This nationally representative study supported the findings of smaller, regional studies and found that in-hospital mortality declined across all age groups during the period evaluated. Reductions were unlikely because of a higher proportion of younger patients with lower in-hospital mortality in the later period.
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COVID-19/mortalidade , Mortalidade Hospitalar/tendências , SARS-CoV-2 , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Real-world data assessing outcomes of immunocompromised patients treated with ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T) are limited. This study evaluated treatment and clinical outcomes of immunocompromised patients receiving C/T for multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa. METHODS: This was a 14-center retrospective cohort study of adult immunocompromised inpatients treated for ≥24 hours with C/T for MDR P. aeruginosa infections. Patients were defined as immunocompromised if they had a history of previous solid organ transplant (SOT), disease that increased susceptibility to infection, or received immunosuppressive therapies. The primary outcomes were all-cause 30-day mortality and clinical cure. RESULTS: Sixty-nine patients were included; 84% received immunosuppressive agents, 68% had a history of SOT, and 29% had diseases increasing susceptibility to infection. The mean patient age was 57 ± 14 years, and the median (interquartile range) patient Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Charlson Comorbidity Index scores were 18 (13) and 5 (4), respectively, with 46% receiving intensive care unit care at C/T initiation. The most frequent infection sources were respiratory (56%) and wound (11%). All-cause 30-day mortality was 19% (n = 13), with clinical cure achieved in 47 (68%) patients. Clinical cure was numerically higher (75% vs 30%) in pneumonia patients who received 3-g pneumonia regimens vs 1.5-g regimens. CONCLUSIONS: Of 69 immunocompromised patients treated with C/T for MDR P. aeruginosa, clinical cure was achieved in 68% and mortality was 19%, consistent with other reports on a cross-section of patient populations. C/T represents a promising agent for treatment of P. aeruginosa resistant to traditional antipseudomonal agents in this high-risk population.
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: The most commonly prescribed antibiotics for patients with hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia (HABP) and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VABP) due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the conventional anti-pseudomonal ß-lactams (APBLs) (ie, ceftazidime, cefepime, meropenem, or piperacillin-tazobactam). Similar resistance mechanisms in P. aeruginosa affect the APBLs, and it is unclear if resistance to one APBL can affect the effectiveness of other APBLs. This exploratory, hypothesis-generating analysis evaluates the impact of APBL resistance among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) with P. aeruginosa HABP/VABP who initially receive a microbiologically active APBL. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort [GJ1] [LT2] study. SETTING: Kaiser Permanente Southern California members (01/01/2011-12/31/2017). PATIENTS: The study included adult patients admitted to the ICU with a monomicrobial P. aeruginosa HABP/VABP who received a microbiologically active APBL within 2 days of index P. aeruginosa respiratory culture. INTERVENTION: Patients were stratified by presence of resistance to APBL on index P. aeruginosa (0 vs. ≥1 resistant APBL). MEASUREMENTS: Primary outcomes were 30-day mortality and discharge to home. MAIN RESULTS: Overall, 553 patients were included. Thirty-day mortality was 28%, and 32% of patients were discharged home. Eighty-eight patients (16%) had a P. aeruginosa HABP/VABP that was resistant to ≥1 APBL (other than active empiric treatment). Relative to patients with no APBL resistance, patients with resistance to ≥1 APBL had a higher 30-day mortality (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 1.65 [1.02-2.66]) and were less likely to be discharged home (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) [95% CI]: 0.50 [0.29-0.85]). CONCLUSION: Further study is needed, but this exploratory analysis suggests that the full APBL susceptibility profile should be considered when selecting therapy for patients with P. aeruginosa HABP/VABP.
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Antibacterianos , Pneumonia Bacteriana , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Inibidores de beta-Lactamases , Adulto , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Pneumonia Bacteriana/tratamento farmacológico , Pneumonia Bacteriana/microbiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do Tratamento , Inibidores de beta-Lactamases/uso terapêuticoRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Outcomes data for patients who received tedizolid for acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections (ABSSSIs) are scant. We provide a real-world analysis of economic and clinical outcomes following tedizolid use in the outpatient setting. METHODS: This retrospective study of adults with skin infections treated with tedizolid (index period: 1 July 2014-31 May 2016) used data from the Optum Research and Impact National Benchmark databases. RESULTS: Ninety-one patients received tedizolid for the treatment of skin infections (with complications, n = 18; without complications, n = 73). Some patients had > 1 complication and infection site. Among patients with complications, pre-index complications during the [index date - 30] through [index date + 1] period included osteomyelitis (44.4%), septicemia (44.4%), and prosthetic joint/device/graft infection (16.7%). For the [index date - 7] through [index date + 1] period, the infection site included abscesses (55.6%) and chronic ulcers (38.9%). Mean (standard deviation [SD]) days supplied for the index tedizolid claim was 6.8 (2.3) days. Healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) during the 30-day post-index period included ≥ 1 ambulatory visit (100.0%), ≥ 1 emergency department (ED) visit (16.7%), and ≥ 1 hospitalization (22.2%). Median 30-day post-index all-cause costs were $11,098 [lower quartile (Q1), $5688; upper quartile (Q3), $16,246; mean (SD), $14,637 ($11,435)]. Among patients without complications, the pre-index infection site from ([index date - 7] through [index date + 1]) included abscesses (60.3%), chronic ulcers (37.0%), and cellulitis (2.7%). Mean (SD) days supplied for the index tedizolid claim was 6.6 (2.5) days. Thirty-day post-index HCRU included ≥ 1 ambulatory visit (91.8%), ≥ 1 ED visit (17.8%), and ≥ 1 hospitalization (5.5%). Median 30-day post-index all-cause costs were $3230 (Q1, $2345; Q3, $6847; mean [SD], $6898 [$11,129]). CONCLUSIONS: Patients treated with tedizolid in the outpatient setting experienced a short duration of therapy, low hospital admission, and modest post-index HCRU indicators, suggesting its utility for outpatient therapy of ABSSSIs.