M Hong Nguyen1,2,3, Ryan K Shields1,2, Liang Chen4, A William Pasculle5, Binghua Hao2, Shaoji Cheng1, Jonathan Sun2, Ellen G Kline1, Barry N Kreiswirth3, Cornelius J Clancy1,2,6. 1. Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 2. XDR Pathogen Laboratory, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 3. Division of Infectious Diseases, Transplant Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 4. Hackensack-Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation, Nutley, New Jersey, USA. 5. Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. 6. VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales (MDR-E), including carbapenem-resistant and third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE, CefR-E), are major pathogens following solid organ transplantation (SOT). METHODS: We prospectively studied patients who underwent lung, liver, and small bowel transplant from February 2015 through March 2017. Weekly perirectal swabs (up to 100 days post-transplant) were cultured for MDR-E. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on gastrointestinal (GI) tract-colonizing and disease-causing isolates. RESULTS: Twenty-five percent (40 of 162) of patients were MDR-E GI-colonized. Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most common CRE and CefR-E. Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases and CTX-M were leading causes of CR and CefR, respectively. Thirty-five percent of GI colonizers developed MDR-E infection vs 2% of noncolonizers (P < .0001). The attack rate was higher among CRE colonizers than CefR-E colonizers (53% vs 21%, P = .049). GI colonization and high body mass index were independent risk factors for MDR-E infection (P ≤ .004). Thirty-day mortality among infected patients was 6%. However, 44% of survivors developed recurrent infections; 43% of recurrences were late (285 days to 3.9 years after the initial infection). Long-term survival (median, 4.3 years post-transplant) did not differ significantly between MDR-E-infected and MDR-E-noninfected patients (71% vs 77%, P = .56). WGS phylogenetic analyses revealed that infections were caused by GI-colonizing strains and suggested unrecognized transmission of novel clonal group-258 sublineage CR-K. pneumoniae and horizontal transfer of resistance genes. CONCLUSIONS: MDR-E GI colonization was common following SOT and predisposed patients to infections by colonizing strains. MDR-E infections were associated with low short- and long-term mortality, but recurrences were frequent and often occurred years after initial infections. Findings provide support for MDR-E surveillance in our SOT program.
BACKGROUND: Multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales (MDR-E), including carbapenem-resistant and third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE, CefR-E), are major pathogens following solid organ transplantation (SOT). METHODS: We prospectively studied patients who underwent lung, liver, and small bowel transplant from February 2015 through March 2017. Weekly perirectal swabs (up to 100 days post-transplant) were cultured for MDR-E. Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was performed on gastrointestinal (GI) tract-colonizing and disease-causing isolates. RESULTS: Twenty-five percent (40 of 162) of patients were MDR-E GI-colonized. Klebsiella pneumoniae was the most common CRE and CefR-E. Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases and CTX-M were leading causes of CR and CefR, respectively. Thirty-five percent of GI colonizers developed MDR-E infection vs 2% of noncolonizers (P < .0001). The attack rate was higher among CRE colonizers than CefR-E colonizers (53% vs 21%, P = .049). GI colonization and high body mass index were independent risk factors for MDR-E infection (P ≤ .004). Thirty-day mortality among infected patients was 6%. However, 44% of survivors developed recurrent infections; 43% of recurrences were late (285 days to 3.9 years after the initial infection). Long-term survival (median, 4.3 years post-transplant) did not differ significantly between MDR-E-infected and MDR-E-noninfected patients (71% vs 77%, P = .56). WGS phylogenetic analyses revealed that infections were caused by GI-colonizing strains and suggested unrecognized transmission of novel clonal group-258 sublineage CR-K. pneumoniae and horizontal transfer of resistance genes. CONCLUSIONS: MDR-E GI colonization was common following SOT and predisposed patients to infections by colonizing strains. MDR-E infections were associated with low short- and long-term mortality, but recurrences were frequent and often occurred years after initial infections. Findings provide support for MDR-E surveillance in our SOT program.
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