Epidemiology and Prognosis of Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Bloodstream Infection

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Jul;103(1):508-514. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0877. Epub 2020 Apr 16.

Abstract

Intensive care unit-acquired bloodstream infections (ICU-BSI) are frequent and are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. We conducted this study to describe the epidemiology and the prognosis of ICU-BSI in our ICU and to search for factors associated with mortality at 28 days. For this, we retrospectively studied ICU-BSI in the ICU of the Cayenne General Hospital, from January 2013 to June 2019. Intensive care unit-acquired bloodstream infections were diagnosed in 9.5% of admissions (10.3 ICU-BSI/1,000 days). The median delay to the first ICU-BSI was 9 days. The ICU-BSI was primitive in 44% of cases and secondary to ventilator-acquired pneumonia in 25% of cases. The main isolated microorganisms were Enterobacteriaceae in 67.7% of patients. They were extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producers in 27.6% of cases. Initial antibiotic therapy was appropriate in 65.1% of cases. Factors independently associated with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) as the causative microorganism of ICU-BSI were ESBL-PE carriage before ICU-BSI (odds ratio [OR]: 7.273; 95% CI: 2.876-18.392; P < 0.000) and prior exposure to fluoroquinolones (OR: 4.327; 95% CI: 1.120-16.728; P = 0.034). The sensitivity of ESBL-PE carriage to predict ESBL-PE as the causative microorganism of ICU-BSI was 64.9% and specificity was 81.2%. Mortality at 28 days was 20.6% in the general population. Factors independently associated with mortality at day 28 from the occurrence of ICU-BSI were traumatic category of admission (OR: 0.346; 95% CI: 0.134-0.894; P = 0.028) and septic shock on the day of ICU-BSI (OR: 3.317; 95% CI: 1.561-7.050; P = 0.002). Mortality rate was independent of the causative organism.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Bacteremia / mortality
  • Bacteremia / therapy
  • Candidemia / epidemiology
  • Candidemia / mortality
  • Candidemia / therapy
  • Carrier State / epidemiology
  • Catheter-Related Infections / epidemiology*
  • Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
  • Catheter-Related Infections / mortality
  • Catheter-Related Infections / therapy
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / statistics & numerical data
  • Catheterization, Peripheral / statistics & numerical data
  • Coma / epidemiology
  • Comorbidity
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Cross Infection / mortality
  • Cross Infection / therapy
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / epidemiology
  • Female
  • French Guiana / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Organ Dysfunction Scores
  • Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / therapy
  • Prognosis
  • Renal Replacement Therapy / statistics & numerical data
  • Respiration, Artificial / statistics & numerical data
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / epidemiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Shock / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / mortality
  • Staphylococcal Infections / therapy
  • Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents