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Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in cirrhotic patients: an epidemiological study
Ruihong Zhao ORCID Icon, Jianke Ma, Pengcheng Li, Hong Fang, Shanshan Sun, Wei Wu, show all
Received 13 Jun 2018, Accepted 21 Aug 2018, Accepted author version posted online: 28 Aug 2018, Published online: 05 Sep 2018
Download citation https://doi.org/10.1080/17474124.2018.1515627
ABSTRACT
Background: The purpose of this study is to describe the epidemiological features of bacterial infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria in cirrhotic patients and their impact on mortality.
Methods: A retrospective study of cirrhotic patients with culture-confirmed bacterial infections was performed between 2011 and 2017.
Results: A total of 635 episodes in 563 patients with cirrhosis were included. Bacterial infections caused by MDR isolates accounted for 44.1% (280/635) of the episodes, nearly half of which were hospital acquired (48.4%). The most common MDR isolation site was the respiratory tract (36.4%, 102 episodes), followed by the abdominal cavity (35.4%, 99 episodes). Of the MDR isolates, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) (91 episodes) were the most common. Patients infected with MDR bacteria had significantly higher mortality than those not infected (25.1% vs 17.4%, p = 0.025). However, this increased mortality could be largely attributed to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). After adjustment for age, sex, and the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, only MRSA infection was an independent risk factor for 28-day mortality in the multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression model analysis (HR, 2.964, 95% CI (1.175–7.478), p = 0.021).
Conclusions: MDR bacterial infections, especially CRE, have become frequent in patients with cirrhosis in recent years, with MRSA infections significantly increasing short-term mortality.
KEYWORDS: Bacterial infections, liver cirrhosis, multidrug-resistant bacteria, mortality, prognosis
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Funding
This study was supported by grants [Nos. 81500464, 81670567, and 81671949] from National Natural Science Foundation of China. |
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