Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.551
Abstract
Background: Infections with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteriaceae is an emerging problem leading to poor clinical outcomes and increased mortality. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of ESBL-producing E. coli (EC) in bloodstream infections (BSIs) of neutropenic patients with hematological malignancies and compare the difference with Non-ESBL producing EC.
Methods: Through an IRB approved protocol, a retrospective cohort study was conducted at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center from January, 2007 till October, 2017. Of the 310 records, who had +ive blood cultures for E. Coli, a total of 63 neutropenic patients with hematological malignancies were identified based on the bloodstream infections with ESBL-EC and Non ESBL EC. Data included demographics, underlying malignancy, type of bone marrow transplant, duration of neutropenia, antibiotics use pre and post culture, length of hospital stay, severity of infection, ventilator use, and mortality data.
Results: A total of 310 cases with hematological malignancy and neutropenia were reviewed, 63 were identified as +ive blood culture for E. coli. Out of the 63 cases, 17 were ESBL-EC +ive and 46 were non-ESBL-EC. The prevalence of ESBL-EC was highest in the year 2015 (29.4%) and decreased in the subsequent years (Figure 1). The mean ages of the two groups were 53.59 ±12.4 and 60.82 ± 11.1, respectively. The average length of stay for the ESBL-EC group was 26.59 ± 11.2 days, longer than the non-ESBL EC group 21.96 ± 11.2. Days of neutropenia in non-ESBL vs. ESBL EC were 9 days ± 8.3, and 19 days ± 22.0, respectively, P < 0.01). No differences were observed in the 30–60 day mortality and other outcomes listed in Table 1.
Conclusion: The prevalence of ESBL-EC was observed to be higher in patients who were neutropenic for longer duration, were older and resulted in longer hospital stay. Early identification and empirical therapy in neutropenic patients suspected to have ESBL-EC infection is crucial. Also, the infection with ESBL-EC was higher in the year 2015 and decreased in the subsequent years. After higher rates, perhaps infection control, lab reporting changes, antibiotic stewardship and transmission-based precautions might have played a role.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, v. 6, issue Supplement_2, p. S233-S234
Scholar Commons Citation
Aslam, Sadaf; Denham, James; and Greene, John, "Outcomes of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Bloodstream Infection in Neutropenic Patients with Hematological Malignancies" (2019). Internal Medicine Faculty Publications. 148.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/intmed_facpub/148
