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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Burden and risk factors for Pseudomonas aeruginosa community-acquired pneumonia: A multinational point prevalence study of hospitalised patients
European Respiratory Journal, Volume 52, No. 2, Article 1701190, Year 2018
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Description
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a challenging bacterium to treat due to its intrinsic resistance to the antibiotics used most frequently in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Data about the global burden and risk factors associated with P. aeruginosa-CAP are limited. We assessed the multinational burden and specific risk factors associated with P. aeruginosa-CAP. We enrolled 3193 patients in 54 countries with confirmed diagnosis of CAP who underwent microbiological testing at admission. Prevalence was calculated according to the identification of P. aeruginosa. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for antibiotic-susceptible and antibiotic-resistant P. aeruginosa-CAP. The prevalence of P. aeruginosa and antibiotic-resistant P. aeruginosa-CAP was 4.2% and 2.0%, respectively. The rate of P. aeruginosa CAP in patients with prior infection/colonisation due to P. aeruginosa and at least one of the three independently associated chronic lung diseases (i.e. tracheostomy, bronchiectasis and/or very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) was 67%. In contrast, the rate of P. aeruginosa-CAP was 2% in patients without prior P. aeruginosa infection/colonisation and none of the selected chronic lung diseases. The multinational prevalence of P. aeruginosa-CAP is low. The risk factors identified in this study may guide healthcare professionals in deciding empirical antibiotic coverage for CAP patients. © ERS 2018.
Authors & Co-Authors
Restrepo, Marcos Ignacio
United States, San Antonio
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
United States, San Antonio
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Babu, Bettina L.
United States, San Antonio
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
United States, San Antonio
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Reyes, Luis F.
Colombia, Chía
Universidad de la Sabana
Chalmers, James D.
United Kingdom, Dundee
University of Dundee
Soni, Nilam J.
United States, San Antonio
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
United States, San Antonio
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Sibila Vidal, Oriol
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Faverio, Paola
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano-bicocca
Cillòniz, Catia
Spain, Barcelona
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Aliberti, Stefano
Italy, Milan
Università Degli Studi Di Milano
Aruj, Patricia Karina
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Attorri, Silvia M.
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Barimboim, Enrique
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Caeiro, Juan Pablo
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Garzón, Maria Isabel
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Cambursano, Víctor Hugo
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Ceccato, A.
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Chertcoff, Julio F.
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Lascar, Florencia Maria
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Di Tulio, Fernando
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Díaz, Ariel Cordon
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de Vedia, Lautaro Mariano
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Ganaha, María Cristina
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Lambert, Sandra
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Lopardo, Gustavo Daniel
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Luna, Carlos Marcelo
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Malberti, Alessio Gerardo
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Morcillo, Nora Susana
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Tártara, Silvina
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Pensotti, Claudia
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Pereyra, Betiana
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Scapellato, Pablo Gustavo
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Stagnaro, Juan Pablo
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Shah, Sonali
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Lötsch, Felix
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Thalhammer, Florian
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Anseeuw, Kurt
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Francois, Camille A.
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Van Braeckel, Eva
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Vincent, Jean Louis
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Djimon, Marcel Zannou
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Bashi, Jules B.
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Dodo, Roger Leoubou
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Nouér, Simone Aranha
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Chipev, Petar Milchev
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Encheva, Milena
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Miteva, D.
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Petkova, Diana
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Dodo Balkissou, A.
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Pefura-Yone, Eric Walter
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Mbatchou-Ngahane, Bertrand Hugo
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Shen, Ning
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Xu, Jinfu
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Bustamante Rico, Carlos Andres
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Buitrago, Ricardo
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Pereira Paternina, Fernando Jose
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Kayembe-Ntumba, Jean Marie
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Carevic, Vesna Vladic
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Jakopović, Marko
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Jankovic Makek, Mateja
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Matković, Zinka
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Mitrečić, Ivan
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Bouchy Jacobsson, Marie Laure M.A.
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Bro Christensen, Anette
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Vestergaard-Jensen, Andreas
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Baunbæk-Knudsen, Gertrud
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Petersen, Pelle Trier
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Elsayed Morsy, Nesreen Elsayed
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Dhar, Raja
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D'Souza, George Albert
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Gallego, Miguel Ángel González
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Menéndez, Rosario
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Statistics
Citations: 108
Authors: 158
Affiliations: 8
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1183/13993003.01190-2017
ISSN:
09031936
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative