Elisa Ochfeld1,2, Lauren C Balmert3, Sameer J Patel4,5, William J Muller4,5, Larry K Kociolek4,5. 1. Pediatric Allergy-Immunology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. 2. Division of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. 3. Department of Preventive Medicine-Biostatistics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. 4. Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. 5. Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection (CDI) in pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients is a growing problem, though CDI risk factors in this population are poorly understood. Our objective was to characterize CDI risk factors in pediatric SOT recipients. METHODS: This retrospective case-control study, performed at a single freestanding academic children's hospital, included all SOT recipients age 1-22 years who were tested for C. difficile by toxin B gene PCR between August 2009 and August 2017. CDI risk factors were assessed by comparing PCR-positive and PCR-negative cases by generalized linear mixed models. RESULTS: Between August 2009 and August 2017, 409 SOTs were performed of which 138 (33.7%), 134 (32.8%), 131 (32.0%), and 6 (1.5%) were kidney, liver, heart, and small intestine transplants, respectively. Of 205 SOT recipients were tested for CDI, with 723 C. difficile PCR tests performed among these patients. 68/205 (33%) patients developed CDI at least once during the study period. Median (interquartile range) time to diagnosis of first CDI following SOT was 8.9 (1.2, 19.6) months. CDI was independently associated with calcineurin inhibitor use at time of C. difficile testing (odds ratio [OR] 2.38, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.08, 5.24, P = 0.03) and systemic antibiotic exposure within 30 days of C. difficile testing (OR 1.74, 95% CI 1.08, 2.79, P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: CDI is a common, relatively late post-transplant complication and independently associated with calcineurin inhibitor and systemic antibiotic exposure. The potential impact of specific immunosuppressive drug and antibiotic selection on CDI risk reduction requires further investigation.
BACKGROUND: Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficileinfection (CDI) in pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients is a growing problem, though CDI risk factors in this population are poorly understood. Our objective was to characterize CDI risk factors in pediatric SOT recipients. METHODS: This retrospective case-control study, performed at a single freestanding academic children's hospital, included all SOT recipients age 1-22 years who were tested for C. difficile by toxin B gene PCR between August 2009 and August 2017. CDI risk factors were assessed by comparing PCR-positive and PCR-negative cases by generalized linear mixed models. RESULTS: Between August 2009 and August 2017, 409 SOTs were performed of which 138 (33.7%), 134 (32.8%), 131 (32.0%), and 6 (1.5%) were kidney, liver, heart, and small intestine transplants, respectively. Of 205 SOT recipients were tested for CDI, with 723 C. difficile PCR tests performed among these patients. 68/205 (33%) patients developed CDI at least once during the study period. Median (interquartile range) time to diagnosis of first CDI following SOT was 8.9 (1.2, 19.6) months. CDI was independently associated with calcineurin inhibitor use at time of C. difficile testing (odds ratio [OR] 2.38, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.08, 5.24, P = 0.03) and systemic antibiotic exposure within 30 days of C. difficile testing (OR 1.74, 95% CI 1.08, 2.79, P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: CDI is a common, relatively late post-transplant complication and independently associated with calcineurin inhibitor and systemic antibiotic exposure. The potential impact of specific immunosuppressive drug and antibiotic selection on CDI risk reduction requires further investigation.
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