Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa lower respiratory tract infections in the intensive care unit: Prevalence and risk factors
Recommended Citation
Trinh TD, Zasowski EJ, Claeys KC, Lagnf AM, Kidambi S, Davis SL, and Rybak MJ. Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa lower respiratory tract infections in the intensive care unit: Prevalence and risk factors Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2017 Sep;89(1):61-66.
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
