Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa lower respiratory tract infections in the intensive care unit: Prevalence and risk factors

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2017

Publication Title

Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

Abstract

Intensive care unit (ICU) admission is a risk for multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa, but factors specific to critically ill pneumonia patients are not fully characterized. Objective was to determine risk factors associated with MDR P. aeruginosa pneumonia among ICU patients. This was a retrospective case-control study of P. aeruginosa pneumonia in the ICU; cystic fibrosis and colonizers were excluded. Risk factors included comorbid conditions and prior healthcare exposure (anti-pseudomonal antibiotics, hospitalizations, nursing home, P. aeruginosa colonization/infection, mechanical ventilation). Of 200 patients, 47 (23.5%) had MDR P. aeruginosa pneumonia. Independent predictors for MDR were ≥24h antibiotics in the preceding 90days (carbapenems, fluoroquinolones, and piperacillin-tazobactam) (odds ratio, 3.6 [95% CI, 1.6-8.1]) and nursing home residence (2.3 [1.1-4.9]). MDR P. aeruginosa remains prevalent among ICU patients with pneumonia. Given poor outcomes with delayed therapy, patients should be thoroughly assessed for prior anti-pseudomonal antibiotic exposure and nursing home residency.

Medical Subject Headings

Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Cross Infection; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Female; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Middle Aged; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Prevalence; Pseudomonas Infections; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors

PubMed ID

28716451

Volume

89

Issue

1

First Page

61

Last Page

66

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