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Risk factors associated with the isolation of colistin-resistant gram-negative bacteria: a matched case-control study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18431267     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The emergence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria has led to the re-use of colistin, but resistance to this agent has already been reported. We aimed to investigate the potential risk factors for the isolation of colistin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from hospitalized patients. DESIGN: Matched case-control study. SETTING: Tertiary care hospital in Athens, Greece. PATIENTS: Case patients were those who had provided a clinical specimen from which a colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii, or P. aeruginosa was isolated. Controls were selected from a pool of patients who had susceptible to colistin isolates and were matched (1:1) to cases for species of microorganism and site of isolation. Susceptibility to colistin was determined with the Etest. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Data regarding patient demographics, comorbidities, admission to the intensive care unit, prior antibiotic use, and invasive procedures performed were analyzed as risk factors in a matched bivariable model. Variables significantly associated with colistin-resistant isolates (p < .05) were entered in a backward multivariable logistic regression model. Forty-one colistin-resistant unique patient isolates were identified from January 1, 2006, until March 31, 2007. These isolates represented infection in 35 of 41 patients. Risk factors significantly associated with the isolation of colistin-resistant isolates were age, duration of intensive care unit stay, [corrected] surgical procedures, use of colistin, use of monobactams, duration of use of colistin and duration of use of antifungal agents [corrected] In the multivariable model, use of colistin was identified as the only independent risk factor (adjusted odds ratio = 7.78, p = .002). CONCLUSIONS: Colistin-resistant K. pneumoniae, A. baumannii, and P. aeruginosa pathogens may be encountered in clinical practice, in association with inappropriate colistin use. To prevent this phenomenon, colistin should be used judiciously, given that treatment options for colistin-resistant gram-negative bacteria are limited.
Authors:
Dimitrios K Matthaiou; Argyris Michalopoulos; Petros I Rafailidis; Drosos E Karageorgopoulos; Vassiliki Papaioannou; Georgia Ntani; George Samonis; Matthew E Falagas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Critical care medicine     Volume:  36     ISSN:  1530-0293     ISO Abbreviation:  Crit. Care Med.     Publication Date:  2008 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-04-23     Completed Date:  2008-05-29     Revised Date:  2008-07-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0355501     Medline TA:  Crit Care Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  807-11     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Athens, Greece.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acinetobacter baumannii / drug effects*,  isolation & purification
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Case-Control Studies
Colistin / pharmacology*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Female
Humans
Klebsiella pneumoniae / drug effects*,  isolation & purification
Male
Middle Aged
Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects*,  isolation & purification
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 1066-17-7/Colistin
Comments/Corrections
Erratum In:
Crit Care Med. 2008 Jul;36(7):2224

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