Use of Cefiderocol in Adult Patients: Descriptive Analysis from a Prospective, Multicenter, Cohort Study.

Antimicrobial resistance Carbapenem resistance Carbapenemases Cefiderocol Clinical practice

Journal

Infectious diseases and therapy
ISSN: 2193-8229
Titre abrégé: Infect Dis Ther
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101634499

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
12 Jul 2024
Historique:
received: 22 05 2024
accepted: 27 06 2024
medline: 12 7 2024
pubmed: 12 7 2024
entrez: 12 7 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Cefiderocol is a siderophore cephalosporin showing activity against various carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB). No data currently exist about real-world use of cefiderocol in terms of types of therapy (e.g., empirical or targeted, monotherapy or combined regimens), indications, and patient characteristics. In this multicenter, prospective study, we aimed at describing the use of cefiderocol in terms of types of therapy, indications, and patient characteristics. Cefiderocol was administered as empirical and targeted therapy in 27.5% (55/200) and 72.5% (145/200) of cases, respectively. Overall, it was administered as monotherapy in 101/200 cases (50.5%) and as part of a combined regimen for CR-GNB infections in the remaining 99/200 cases (49.5%). In multivariable analysis, previous isolation of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii odds ratio (OR) 2.56, with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.01-6.46, p = 0.047] and previous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (OR 8.73, 95% CI 1.05-72.54, p = 0.045) were associated with administration of cefiderocol as part of a combined regimen, whereas chronic kidney disease was associated with cefiderocol monotherapy (OR 0.38 for combined regimen, 95% CI 0.16-0.91, p = 0.029). Cumulative 30-day mortality was 19.8%, 45.0%, 20.7%, and 22.7% in patients receiving targeted cefiderocol for infections by Enterobacterales, A. baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and any metallo-β-lactamase producers, respectively. Cefiderocol is mainly used for targeted treatment, although empirical therapies account for more than 25% of prescriptions, thus requiring dedicated standardization and guidance. The almost equal distribution of cefiderocol monotherapy and cefiderocol-based combination therapies underlines the need for further study to ascertain possible differences in efficacy between the two approaches.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38995601
doi: 10.1007/s40121-024-01016-y
pii: 10.1007/s40121-024-01016-y
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Subventions

Organisme : Shionogi
ID : 2021-IIR-000047

Investigateurs

Ylenia Murgia (Y)
Gabriele Di Meco (G)
Alice Cappello (A)
Sabrina Guastavino (S)
Cristina Campi (C)
Michele Piana (M)
Sara Mora (S)
Nicola Rosso (N)
Antonio Di Biagio (A)
Giulia Viglietti (G)
Iole Brunetti (I)
Chiara Robba (C)
Lorenzo Ball (L)
Denise Battaglini (D)
Federica Portunato (F)
Maddalena Giannella (M)
Pierluigi Viale (P)
Giulia Viero (G)
Cecilia Azzarà (C)
Alessandro Bartoloni (A)
Benedetta Casciato (B)
Chiara Grillo (C)
Donatella Cibelli (D)
Silvia Boni (S)
Marcello Feasi (M)
Paola Del Giacomo (P)
Gianmaria Baldin (G)
Federico D'Amico (F)
Giovanna Travi (G)
Teresa Fasciana (T)
Giulia Catalisano (G)
Antonino Giarratano (A)
Elena Baranello (E)
Margherita Albagini (M)
Chiara Maci (C)
Antonella Castagna (A)
Cecilia Grosso (C)
Nour Shbaklo (N)
Elena Momesso (E)
Nicoletta Boffa (N)
Elena Potenza (E)
Vincenzo Scaglione (V)
Daniele Mengato (D)
Alessandro Russo (A)
Ludovica Corsello (L)
Francesca Serapide (F)
Monica Rizzo (M)
Erika Asperges (E)
Francesco Truffelli (F)
Margherita Sambo (M)
Gabriele Giuliano (G)
Francesco Fele (F)
Chiara Gullotta (C)
Edoardo Campanella (E)
Maria Chiara Meloni (MC)
Sabrina Boraso (S)
Sandro Panese (S)
Aurora Bonazza (A)
Kristian Scolz (K)
Erika Coppo (E)
Marco Berruti (M)

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Daniele Roberto Giacobbe (DR)

Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy. danieleroberto.giacobbe@unige.it.
Clinica Malattie Infettive, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, L.go R. Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy. danieleroberto.giacobbe@unige.it.

Laura Labate (L)

Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

Chiara Russo Artimagnella (C)

Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Clinica Malattie Infettive, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, L.go R. Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy.

Cristina Marelli (C)

Clinica Malattie Infettive, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, L.go R. Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy.

Alessio Signori (A)

Section of Biostatistics, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

Vincenzo Di Pilato (V)

Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

Chiara Aldieri (C)

Infectious Diseases Unit, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.

Alessandra Bandera (A)

Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.
Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Foundation, Milan, Italy.

Federica Briano (F)

SC Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Ospedale San Paolo Savona, Savona, Italy.

Bruno Cacopardo (B)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

Alessandra Calabresi (A)

AOU SS Antonio, Biagio e Cesare Arrigo di Alessandria, Alessandria, Italy.

Federico Capra Marzani (F)

SC AR1-Terapia Intensiva Generale, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.

Anna Carretta (A)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

Annamaria Cattelan (A)

Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.

Luca Ceccarelli (L)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Department of Integrated Management of Infectious Risk, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.

Giovanni Cenderello (G)

Department of Infectious Diseases, Sanremo Hospital, Sanremo, Italy.

Silvia Corcione (S)

Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

Andrea Cortegiani (A)

Department of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care (Me.Pre.C.C.), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Department of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency, University Hospital Policlinico Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy.

Rosario Cultrera (R)

Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Infectious Diseases, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa (FG)

Department of Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Valerio Del Bono (V)

Infectious Diseases Unit, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy.

Filippo Del Puente (F)

Department of Infectious Diseases, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy.

Chiara Fanelli (C)

Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.

Fiorenza Fava (F)

Anestesia e Terapia Intensiva Cardiotoracica, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.

Daniela Francisci (D)

Infectious Diseases Clinic, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

Nicholas Geremia (N)

Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ospedale "dell'Angelo", Venice, Italy.
Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ospedale Civile "S.S. Giovanni e Paolo", Venice, Italy.

Lucia Graziani (L)

Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

Andrea Lombardi (A)

Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milano, Milan, Italy.
Infectious Diseases Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Foundation, Milan, Italy.

Angela Raffaella Losito (AR)

Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, UOC Malattie Infettive, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Ivana Maida (I)

Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.

Andrea Marino (A)

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Infectious Diseases, ARNAS Garibaldi Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

Maria Mazzitelli (M)

Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.

Marco Merli (M)

ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.

Roberta Monardo (R)

Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Department of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.

Alessandra Mularoni (A)

IRCCS-ISMETT, Palermo, Italy.

Chiara Oltolini (C)

ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.

Carlo Pallotto (C)

Infectious Diseases Clinic, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

Emanuele Pontali (E)

Department of Infectious Diseases, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy.

Francesca Raffaelli (F)

Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, UOC Malattie Infettive, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Matteo Rinaldi (M)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Department of Integrated Management of Infectious Risk, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico Sant'Orsola, Bologna, Italy.

Marco Ripa (M)

Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
Department of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.

Teresa Antonia Santantonio (TA)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

Francesco Saverio Serino (FS)

Azienda ULSS4 Veneto Orientale, UOS Malattie Infettive, UOC Medicina Generale Portogruaro, Portogruaro, Italy.

Michele Spinicci (M)

Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.

Carlo Torti (C)

Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, UOC Malattie Infettive, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Sez. Malattie Infettive, Rome, Italy.

Enrico Maria Trecarichi (EM)

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia", Catanzaro, Italy.
"R. Dulbecco" Teaching Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy.

Mario Tumbarello (M)

Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.

Malgorzata Mikulska (M)

Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Clinica Malattie Infettive, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, L.go R. Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy.

Mauro Giacomini (M)

Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and System Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.

Anna Marchese (A)

Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
UO Microbiologia, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.

Antonio Vena (A)

Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Clinica Malattie Infettive, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, L.go R. Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy.

Matteo Bassetti (M)

Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Clinica Malattie Infettive, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, L.go R. Benzi, 10, 16132, Genoa, Italy.

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