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Zaira R Palacios-Baena1, Maddalena Giannella2, Davide Manissero3
1Infectious Diseases, Clinical Microbiology and Preventive Medicine Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Institute of Biomedicine of Seville (IBIS), Seville, Spain.
Background:
Rapid and widespread increases in carbapenem resistance (CR) necessitate identification of risk factors to guide appropriate interventions.
Objectives:
We aimed to identify risk factors for CR Gram-negative infection through a systematic literature review.
Data Sources:
We searched MEDLINE (via OvidSP and PubMed) and Embase (via OvidSP) databases and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.
Study Eligibility Criteria:
Prospective or retrospective cohort and case-control studies reporting quantitative data on risk factors associated with infections due to CR Gram-negative pathogens in hospitalized patients were eligible.
Participants:
Studies included hospitalized patients with CR infection caused by Gram-negative bacterial pathogens (Enterobacterales and non-fermenters).
Methods:
Searches were conducted in January 2018/December 2019 to identify studies published since 2007. Risk factor data were extracted and grouped by factor. The primary metric was proportion of studies reporting a significant association with CR infection for each factor.
Results:
In total, 92 studies were identified. Risk factors most frequently reported as significantly associated with CR infection (>10 studies) were previous antibiotic use (91.1%; 72/79 studies); previous carbapenem use (82.6%; 57/69); previous colonization (72.7%; 8/11); mechanical ventilation (66.7%; 36/54); previous intensive care unit stay (64.4%; 38/59); dialysis (61.1%; 11/18); catheter (58.0%; 40/69); length of stay in hospital (54.5%; 30/55); comorbidities (52.7%; 39/74); APACHE II (51.7%; 15/29); and intubation (51.4%; 18/35). Risk factors were mostly consistent across different species and sites of infection.
Conclusions:
Several variables, particularly previous antibiotic use, are strong risk factors for CR infection. Interventions to mitigate against CR infection should target these factors.
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