Impact of Delayed Appropriate Antibiotic Therapy on Patient Outcomes by Antibiotic Resistance Status From Serious Gram-negative Bacterial Infections.
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2019-02
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Bonine, Nicole Gidaya
Berger, Ariel
Altincatal, Arman
Wang, Rosa
Bhagnani, Tarun
Gillard, Patrick
Lodise, Thomas P
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BACKGROUND: To examine the clinical and economic burdens associated with delayed receipt of appropriate therapy among patients with Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) infections, stratified by antibiotic resistance status.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis using the Premier Hospital Database. Adult admissions (July 2011-September 2014) with evidence of complicated urinary tract infection, complicated intra-abdominal infection, hospital-associated pneumonia, or bloodstream infection, length of stay (LOS) >/=1 days and a positive GNB culture from a site consistent with infection type (culture draw date=index date) were identified and stratified by antibiotic susceptibility to index pathogens. Delayed appropriate therapy was defined as no receipt of antibiotic(s) with relevant microbiological activity on or within 2 days of index date. Inverse probability weighting and multivariate regression analyses were used to estimate the association between delayed appropriate therapy and outcomes. Generalized linear models were used to evaluate postindex duration of antibiotic therapy, LOS and total in-hospital costs. Logistic models were used to evaluate discharge destination and in-hospital mortality/discharge to hospice.
RESULTS: A total of 56,357 patients with GNB infections were identified (resistant, n=6,055; susceptible, n=50,302). Delayed appropriate therapy was received by 2,800 (46.2%) patients with resistant and 16,585 (33.0%) patients with susceptible infections. Using multivariate analysis, delayed appropriate therapy was associated with worse outcomes including approximately 70% increase in LOS, approximately 65% increase in total in-hospital costs and approximately 20% increase in the risk of in-hospital mortality/discharge to hospice, regardless of susceptibility status.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that outcomes in patients with GNB infections, regardless of resistance status, significantly improve if timely appropriate therapy can be provided.
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Bonine NG, Berger A, Altincatal A, Wang R, Bhagnani T, Gillard P, Lodise T. Impact of Delayed Appropriate Antibiotic Therapy on Patient Outcomes by Antibiotic Resistance Status From Serious Gram-negative Bacterial Infections. Am J Med Sci. 2019 Feb;357(2):103-110. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2018.11.009. Epub 2018 Nov 22. PMID: 30665490.
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