International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents · 2023 · 79 citations · 35 references
PharmacyInfectious DiseasesPharmacokineticsAntimicrobial PharmacologyAntimicrobial PharmacotherapyAntimicrobial ResistanceAntibacterial PharmacologyAntibacterial PharmacotherapyAntibacterial TherapyAntibiotic ResistanceAntimicrobial PharmacodynamicsCarbapenem ResistanceAcinetobacter Baumannii InfectionAcinetobacter Baumannii ResistanceAntibiotic Regimen OptimizationPneumonia Antibiotic TherapyRespiratory Bacterial Infections TreatmentTreatment Of Bacterial ResistanceVentilator-associated PneumoniaVentilator-associated Pneumonia Treatment
INTRODUCTION: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) in patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs) is an important and challenging complication, including in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Considering the poor lung penetration of most antibiotics, including intravenous colistin due to the poor pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics at the infection site, the choice of the best antibiotic regimen is still being debated. METHODS: This single-centre, observational study was conducted from March 2020 to August 2022, and included all patients hospitalized consecutively with VAP and concomitant bloodstream infection due to CRAB in the COVID-ICU. The main goal of the study was to evaluate risk factors associated with survival or death at 30 days from VAP onset. A propensity score for receiving therapy was added to the model. RESULTS: During the study period, 73 patients who developed VAP and concomitant positive blood cultures caused by CRAB were enrolled in the COVID-ICU. Of these patients, 67 (91.7%) developed septic shock, 42 (57.5%) had died at 14 days and 59 (80.8%) had died at 30 days. Overall, 54 (74%) patients were treated with a colistin-containing regimen and 19 (26%) were treated with a cefiderocol-containing regimen. Cox regression analysis showed that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and age were independently associated with 30-day mortality. Conversely, cefiderocol-containing regimens and cefiderocol + fosfomycin in combination were independently associated with 30-day survival, as confirmed by propensity score analysis. CONCLUSIONS: This real-life study in patients with bacteraemic VAP caused by CRAB provides useful suggestions for clinicians, showing a possible benefit of cefiderocol and its association with fosfomycin.
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