Ping-Feng Wu1,2, Yi-Tsung Lin3,4, Fu-Der Wang1,2, Tsuey-Ching Yang5, Chang-Phone Fung6. 1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan. 2. School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. 3. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, 112, Taiwan. ytlin8@vghtpe.gov.tw. 4. Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. ytlin8@vghtpe.gov.tw. 5. Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. 6. Division of Infectious Diseases, Sijhih Cathay General Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia is associated with high mortality, and most monotherapies are beta-lactam-based. We aimed to investigate clinical outcomes of definitive fluoroquinolone monotherapy versus beta-lactam monotherapy for P. aeruginosa bacteraemia. METHODS: This retrospective study enrolled adult patients receiving definitive monotherapy with beta-lactam or fluoroquinolone between November 2013 and November 2014 at Taipei Veterans General Hospital. The independent risk factors for 28-day mortality were analyzed by logistic regression and propensity score-adjusted analysis. RESULTS: Among the 105 patients enrolled, 78 patients received beta-lactams and 27 received fluoroquinolones (20 with ciprofloxacin and 7 with levofloxacin). Primary bacteraemia (39.0%) and urinary tract infections (37.1%) were the most common sources of bacteraemia. The 28-day mortality rate was 11.1% for those receiving fluoroquinolones and 32.1% for those receiving beta-lactams (P = 0.062). The 28-day mortality rate between the two groups stratified by APACHE II and Pitt bacteraemia scores showed no significant differences in each category. Propensity score-adjusted multivariate analysis revealed that definitive therapy with a fluoroquinolone was not associated with 28-day mortality (OR 0.42; 95% CI 0.08-2.23; P = 0.305). CONCLUSIONS: Fluoroquinolone might be an alternative to beta-lactam as a definitive monotherapy for P. aeruginosa bacteraemia provided they are active in vitro. Our results could be a basis for further studies and provide a possible target for antibiotic stewardship interventions in P. aeruginosa bacteraemia.
PURPOSE: Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteraemia is associated with high mortality, and most monotherapies are beta-lactam-based. We aimed to investigate clinical outcomes of definitive fluoroquinolone monotherapy versus beta-lactam monotherapy for P. aeruginosa bacteraemia. METHODS: This retrospective study enrolled adult patients receiving definitive monotherapy with beta-lactam or fluoroquinolone between November 2013 and November 2014 at Taipei Veterans General Hospital. The independent risk factors for 28-day mortality were analyzed by logistic regression and propensity score-adjusted analysis. RESULTS: Among the 105 patients enrolled, 78 patients received beta-lactams and 27 received fluoroquinolones (20 with ciprofloxacin and 7 with levofloxacin). Primary bacteraemia (39.0%) and urinary tract infections (37.1%) were the most common sources of bacteraemia. The 28-day mortality rate was 11.1% for those receiving fluoroquinolones and 32.1% for those receiving beta-lactams (P = 0.062). The 28-day mortality rate between the two groups stratified by APACHE II and Pitt bacteraemia scores showed no significant differences in each category. Propensity score-adjusted multivariate analysis revealed that definitive therapy with a fluoroquinolone was not associated with 28-day mortality (OR 0.42; 95% CI 0.08-2.23; P = 0.305). CONCLUSIONS:Fluoroquinolone might be an alternative to beta-lactam as a definitive monotherapy for P. aeruginosa bacteraemia provided they are active in vitro. Our results could be a basis for further studies and provide a possible target for antibiotic stewardship interventions in P. aeruginosa bacteraemia.
Authors: Konstantinos Z Vardakas; Giannoula S Tansarli; Ioannis A Bliziotis; Matthew E Falagas Journal: Int J Antimicrob Agents Date: 2013-02-12 Impact factor: 5.283