• Annals of hematology · Apr 2013

    Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in patients with neutropenic fever: factors associated with extended-spectrum β-lactamase production and its impact on outcome.

    • Si-Hyun Kim, Jae-Cheol Kwon, Su-Mi Choi, Dong-Gun Lee, Sun Hee Park, Jung-Hyun Choi, Jin-Hong Yoo, Byung-Sik Cho, Ki-Seong Eom, Yoo-Jin Kim, Hee-Je Kim, Seok Lee, Chang-Ki Min, Seok-Goo Cho, Dong-Wook Kim, Jong-Wook Lee, and Woo-Sung Min.
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
    • Ann. Hematol. 2013 Apr 1;92(4):533-41.

    AbstractEscherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae are main pathogens in neutropenic fever even if the proportion of Gram-positive cocci is increasing. Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL)-producing organisms are an emerging problem in nosocomial infection. Nevertheless, until now, information about risk factors for the acquisition and clinical outcomes of bacteremia due to ESBL-producing organisms is limited in neutropenic patients. From medical records collected between January 2007 and December 2008, we identified a total of 101 consecutive patients who developed bacteremia due to E. coli (n = 87) or K. pneumoniae (n = 14). Twenty-six (26 %) cases of bacteremia were caused by ESBL-producing organisms. A hospital stay of >2 weeks during the 3 months preceding bacteremia [adjusted odds ratio (OR), 5.887; 95 % confidence interval (CI), 1.572-22.041] and the use of broad-spectrum cephalosporins in the 4 weeks prior to bacteremia (adjusted OR, 6.186; 95 % CI, 1.616-23.683) were significantly related to the acquisition of ESBL. Twenty-four (92 %) of the ESBL-producing organisms were susceptible to either piperacillin-tazobactam or amikacin. Aminoglycosides (amikacin or isepamicin) were the main appropriate antimicrobial agents used against the ESBL-producing isolates during the initial empirical treatment (16/22, 73 %). However, the 30-day mortality rates for ESBL bacteremia and non-ESBL bacteremia were not significantly different (15 vs 5 %; p = 0.199). As alternatives to carbapenem, piperacillin-tazobactam plus amikacin or isepamicin combinations may be effective empirical therapeutic options for patients with neutropenic fever who are at high risk of developing bacteremia with ESBL-producing pathogens.

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