The Risk of Cardiac Device-Related Infection in Bacteremic Patients Is Species Specific: Results of a 12-Year Prospective Cohort

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Abstract

Background

The species-specific risk of cardiac device-related infection (CDRI) among bacteremic patients is incompletely understood.

Methods

We conducted a prospective cohort study of hospitalized patients from October 2002 to December 2014 with a cardiac device (CD) and either Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) or Gram-negative bacteremia (GNB). Cardiac devices were defined as either prosthetic heart valves (PHVs), including valvular support rings, permanent pacemakers (PPMs)/automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillators (AICDs), or left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).

Results

During the study period, a total of 284 patients with ≥1 CD developed either SAB (n = 152 patients) or GNB (n = 132 patients). Among the 284 patients, 150 (52.8%) had PPMs/AICDs, 72 (25.4%) had PHVs, 4 (1.4%) had LVADs, and 58 (20.4%) had >1 device present. Overall, 54.6% of patients with SAB and 16.7% of patients with GNB met criteria for definite CDRI ( P < .0001). Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that 3 bacterial species were associated with an increased risk for CDRI: Staphylococcus aureus (odds ratio [OR] = 5.57; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.16–14.36), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (OR = 50.28; 95% CI, 4.16–606.93), and Serratia marcescens (OR = 7.75; 95% CI, 1.48–40.48).

Conclusions

Risk of CDRI among patients with bacteremia varies by species. Cardiac device-related infection risk is highest in patients with bacteremia due to S aureus, P aeruginosa, or S marcescens. By contrast, it is lower in patients with bacteremia due to other species of Gram-negative bacilli. Patients with a CD who develop bacteremia due to either P aeruginosa or S marcescens should be considered for diagnostic imaging to evaluate for the presence of CDRI.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Open Forum Infect Dis

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Open Forum Infect Dis

Journal ID (publisher-id): ofid

Title: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

Publisher: Oxford University Press (US )

ISSN (Electronic): 2328-8957

Publication date Collection: Summer 2017

Publication date (Electronic): 21 June 2017

Publication date PMC-release: 21 June 2017

Volume: 4

Issue: 3

Electronic Location Identifier: ofx132

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[1 ] Duke University, Division of Infectious Diseases , Durham, North Carolina;

[2 ] Duke Clinical Research Institute , Durham, North Carolina;

[3 ] National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine , Greece

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Correspondence: V. G. Fowler, MD, MHS, DUMC Box 102359, Durham, NC 27710 ( vance.fowler@ 123456duke.edu ).

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Publisher ID: ofx132

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx132

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PubMed ID: 28852678

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Date received : 23 May 2017

Date accepted : 20 June 2017

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Pages: 7

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Funded by: National Institutes of Health 10.13039/100000002

Award ID: 5T32-AI052080-12

Award ID: 2K24-AI093969

Award ID: 2R01-AI068804

Award ID: R01-HL119648

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