Enterococcal Bacteremia in Children With Malignancies and Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A 15-Year Single-Center Experience.


Journal

The Pediatric infectious disease journal
ISSN: 1532-0987
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Infect Dis J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8701858

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
04 2020
Historique:
pubmed: 29 1 2020
medline: 10 2 2021
entrez: 29 1 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Data on enterococcal bacteremia (EB) in immunocompromised children are scarce. We aimed to describe EB in children with hematologic malignancies (HM), solid tumors and/or following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and analyze their ampicillin and vancomycin resistance. We conducted an observational retrospective study in the tertiary-care Hadassah University Medical Center (2001-2015). We collected demographic, clinical and laboratory data on EB and compared ampicillin and vancomycin sensitive with resistant episodes. Fifty-six of 1123 children developed 74 episodes of EB; 62.1% Enterococcus faecium, 36.5% Enterococcus faecalis; and 1.4% Enterococcus gallinarum. EB developed in 12.1% of HSCT patients, 5.1% of HM, 6.3% of neuroblastoma and 1.0% of other solid tumors patients. Of these episodes, 85.1% were nosocomial, and 71.6% developed while on antibiotic therapy. Resistance rates were: to ampicillin, 57.6%; to vancomycin (vancomycin-resistant enterococci), 21.6%; and higher rates among E. faecium. Among vancomycin-resistant enterococci, 1 of 16 was linezolid and 2 of 10 daptomycin resistant. Overall 7- and 30-day mortality rates were 2.7% and 5.4%, respectively. Thirty-day mortality was 18.2% in recurrent episodes and 0% in the first-time EB episodes (P = 0.006). In multivariate analysis, high treatment intensity was associated with ampicillin resistance [odds ratio (OR) = 3.18, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.31-9.12], prior penicillin exposure (OR = 7.50, 95% CI: 1.41-39.81) and breakthrough on vancomycin (OR = 18.83, 95% CI: 3.31-101.14) with vancomycin resistance. EB occurs mainly as a nosocomial infection in children receiving high-intensity chemotherapy, especially in those with neuroblastoma, HM and following HSCT. Antibiotic resistance is common. Vancomycin resistance can occur regardless of previous vancomycin use. Prognosis in immunocompromised children with EB is better than previously reported. Recurrent EB is associated with increased mortality.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Data on enterococcal bacteremia (EB) in immunocompromised children are scarce. We aimed to describe EB in children with hematologic malignancies (HM), solid tumors and/or following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and analyze their ampicillin and vancomycin resistance.
METHODS
We conducted an observational retrospective study in the tertiary-care Hadassah University Medical Center (2001-2015). We collected demographic, clinical and laboratory data on EB and compared ampicillin and vancomycin sensitive with resistant episodes.
RESULTS
Fifty-six of 1123 children developed 74 episodes of EB; 62.1% Enterococcus faecium, 36.5% Enterococcus faecalis; and 1.4% Enterococcus gallinarum. EB developed in 12.1% of HSCT patients, 5.1% of HM, 6.3% of neuroblastoma and 1.0% of other solid tumors patients. Of these episodes, 85.1% were nosocomial, and 71.6% developed while on antibiotic therapy. Resistance rates were: to ampicillin, 57.6%; to vancomycin (vancomycin-resistant enterococci), 21.6%; and higher rates among E. faecium. Among vancomycin-resistant enterococci, 1 of 16 was linezolid and 2 of 10 daptomycin resistant. Overall 7- and 30-day mortality rates were 2.7% and 5.4%, respectively. Thirty-day mortality was 18.2% in recurrent episodes and 0% in the first-time EB episodes (P = 0.006). In multivariate analysis, high treatment intensity was associated with ampicillin resistance [odds ratio (OR) = 3.18, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.31-9.12], prior penicillin exposure (OR = 7.50, 95% CI: 1.41-39.81) and breakthrough on vancomycin (OR = 18.83, 95% CI: 3.31-101.14) with vancomycin resistance.
CONCLUSIONS
EB occurs mainly as a nosocomial infection in children receiving high-intensity chemotherapy, especially in those with neuroblastoma, HM and following HSCT. Antibiotic resistance is common. Vancomycin resistance can occur regardless of previous vancomycin use. Prognosis in immunocompromised children with EB is better than previously reported. Recurrent EB is associated with increased mortality.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31990889
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002579
pii: 00006454-202004000-00013
doi:

Substances chimiques

Anti-Bacterial Agents 0
Vancomycin 6Q205EH1VU
Ampicillin 7C782967RD

Types de publication

Journal Article Observational Study

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

318-324

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Auteurs

Gal Friedman (G)

From the Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
Pediatric Department.

Polina Stepensky (P)

Stem Cell Transplantation Department.

Wiessam Abu Ahmad (W)

Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine.

Reem Masarwa (R)

Division of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy.

Violetta Temper (V)

Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Yonatan Oster (Y)

Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Sharon Amit (S)

Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Diana Averbuch (D)

From the Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
Pediatric Department.

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