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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Joo, Julianne Yamaki, Jason Lou, Mimi Hshieh, Shenche Chu, Tony Shriner, Kimberly A. Wong-Beringer, Annie |
| Description | Country affiliation: United States Author Affiliation: Joo J ( University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, CA, USA.) |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND: A subset of vancomycin-treated patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection (BSI) developed persistent positive blood cultures. Treatment eventually failed. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted to determine whether early response on day 3 after initiation of vancomycin therapy for MRSA BSI was associated with reduced rates of persistent bacteremia, end-of-treatment failure, and infection-related mortality. Patients' medical charts were reviewed. Susceptibility testing and molecular characterization of bacterial isolates were performed. RESULTS: In this elderly cohort (n = 111; median age 70 years, interquartile range: 57-80 years), early response was observed in 62% of patients and was significantly (P < 0.0001) associated with lower rates of end-of-treatment failure (19% vs 57%) and infection-related death (1% vs 29%), but not with persistent bacteremia (17% vs 29%, P = 0.23). Nearly half (46%; 46 of 100 patients) remained on vancomycin therapy for the entire treatment course; those who continued despite lack of early response had a trend toward a higher risk of death than those who were switched to alternative therapy (38% vs 10%, P = NS). Most (68%) isolates had vancomycin MIC of >1 µg/mL, whereas 10% showed heterogeneous glycopeptide-intermediate Staph aureus (hGISA) phenotype. Nearly half (47%) were typed with staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec IV or V. In a multivariate logistic regression model, lack of response at day 3 was the strongest predictor for end-of-treatment failure, after adjustment for confounders such as age, Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation II score, intensive care unit admission, vancomycin MIC >1 µg/mL, unbound trough concentration <4 to 5× MIC, and continued vancomycin therapy without change. CONCLUSIONS: Early response assessment after initiation of vancomycin therapy appeared to be useful for considering further diagnostic workup or a switch to alternative therapy to affect a positive outcome in patients with MRSA BSI. |
| File Format | HTM / HTML |
| ISSN | 01492918 |
| Issue Number | 7 |
| Volume Number | 35 |
| e-ISSN | 1879114X |
| Journal | Clinical Therapeutics |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher Date | 2013-07-01 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) |
| Subject Keyword | Discipline Pharmacology Anti-bacterial Agents Therapeutic Use Bacteremia Drug Therapy Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Drug Effects Staphylococcal Infections Vancomycin Aged Aged, 80 And Over Administration & Dosage Epidemiology Cohort Studies Female Humans Male Isolation & Purification Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Microbiology Mortality Staphylococcus Aureus Treatment Failure Treatment Outcome Journal Article |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Pharmacology Pharmacology (medical) |
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