Article ; Online: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada
2020 Volume 5, Issue 3, Page(s) 130–138
Abstract: Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Methods: ICU patients with PA were identified and classified as colonized or infected. Infected patients were reviewed for source, patient characteristics, antimicrobial susceptibilities, appropriateness of empiric ...
Abstract | Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Methods: ICU patients with PA were identified and classified as colonized or infected. Infected patients were reviewed for source, patient characteristics, antimicrobial susceptibilities, appropriateness of empiric antimicrobial therapy, and 30-day mortality. Independent predictors of mortality were identified using multivariable logistic regression. Results: One hundred forty (71%) patients with PA were infected. Mean patient age was 55 (SD 18) years; 62% were male. Admission categories included medical (71%), surgical (20%), and trauma or neurological (9%). Mean Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score was 19 (SD 10). One hundred twenty-six (90%) patients were mechanically ventilated, 102 (73%) required vasopressors, and 27 (19%) received renal replacement; 32 (23%) died within 30 days. Infection was nosocomial in 101 (72%) cases. Sources were respiratory (66%), skin-soft tissue (11%), urinary (10%), blood (5%), surgical (5%), gastrointestinal (2%), or unknown (1%). Twenty (14%) isolates were multi-drug resistant; 6 (4%) were extensively drug resistant. Empiric antimicrobial therapy was effective in 97 (69%) cases. Liver disease (adjusted OR [aOR] 6.2, 95% CI 1.5 to 25.7; Conclusions: PA infection in ICU is most commonly respiratory and associated with substantial mortality. Existing malignancy, liver disease, and higher APACHE II score were independently associated with mortality. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-10-11 |
Publishing country | Canada |
Document type | Journal Article |
ISSN | 2371-0888 |
ISSN (online) | 2371-0888 |
DOI | 10.3138/jammi-2020-0003 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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