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Epidemiology and Surveillance

Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii upon Intensive Care Unit Admission

Natalia Blanco, Anthony D. Harris, Clare Rock, J. Kristie Johnson, Lisa Pineles, Robert A. Bonomo, Arjun Srinivasan, Melinda M. Pettigrew, Kerri A. Thom
Natalia Blanco
aDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Anthony D. Harris
aDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Clare Rock
bDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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J. Kristie Johnson
cDepartment of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Lisa Pineles
aDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Robert A. Bonomo
dLouis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
eCase Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
fCWRU-Cleveland VAMC Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Epidemiology, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Arjun Srinivasan
gDivision of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Melinda M. Pettigrew
hDepartment of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Kerri A. Thom
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DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01631-17
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ABSTRACT

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii, associated with broad-spectrum antibiotic use, is an important nosocomial pathogen associated with morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of MDR A. baumannii perirectal colonization among adult patients upon admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) over a 5-year period and to identify risk factors and outcomes associated with colonization. A retrospective cohort analysis of patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit (MICU) and surgical intensive care unit (SICU) at the University of Maryland Medical Center from May 2005 to September 2009 was performed using perirectal surveillance cultures on admission. Poisson and logistic models were performed to identify associated risk factors and outcomes. Four percent of the cohort were positive for MDR A. baumannii at ICU admission. Among patients admitted to the MICU, those positive for MDR A. baumannii at admission were more likely to be older, to have received antibiotics before ICU admission, and to have shorter length of stay in the hospital prior to ICU admission. Among patients admitted to the SICU, those colonized were more likely to have at least one previous admission to our hospital. Patients positive for MDR A. baumannii at ICU admission were 15.2 times more likely to develop a subsequent positive clinical culture for A. baumannii and 1.4 times more likely to die during the current hospitalization. Risk factors associated with MDR A. baumannii colonization differ by ICU type. Colonization acts as a marker of disease severity and of risk of developing a subsequent Acinetobacter infection and of dying during hospitalization. Therefore, active surveillance could guide empirical antibiotic selection and inform infection control practices.

INTRODUCTION

Colonization with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii may have important clinical implications, as colonization often precedes clinical infection with this pathogen (1). Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are already disproportionally at risk to develop nosocomial MDR A. baumannii infections (2), and the identification of their colonization status upon admission to the ICU may provide important insights. This study aims to shed some light on the gap in our knowledge by investigating the prevalence of MDR A. baumannii perirectal colonization among adult ICU patients over a 5-year period and identifying risk factors and outcomes associated with colonization. As far as we know, we are conducting the longest study focusing on MDR A. baumannii perirectal colonization upon ICU admission.

RESULTS

After exclusion of patients without an perirectal culture upon admission to the ICU (n = 657) or with a previous ICU admission with a positive A. baumannii surveillance culture (n = 301), the study cohort was made up of 7,925 ICU patients over a 5-year period (2005 to 2009). Fifty-five percent of the cohort were male, 71% were younger than 65 years old, 61% were admitted to the medical ICU (MICU) compared to the surgical ICU (SICU), and 76% were hospitalized for less than 2 days before being transferred to the ICU (Table 1). Four percent (320 out of 7,925) of our cohort were positive for MDR A. baumannii at ICU admission. In addition, 1.3% (n = 104) were positive for susceptible A. baumannii strains. Those positive for MDR A. baumannii at admission were more likely to be admitted to the MICU (than the SICU), to have had previous hospital admissions, and to have received antibiotics in the hospital before ICU admission than those negative at admission (Table 1). At least 90% of the isolated MDR strains were resistant to fluoroquinolones, cephalosporins, antipseudomonal penicillins, and tetracyclines. Eighty-three percent were resistant to carbapenems.

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Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population based on colonization status with MDR Acinetobacter baumannii at ICU admission

As admission-positive patients were more likely to be admitted to the MICU than to the SICU, we stratified the risk factor analysis by ICU type. In the multivariate analysis, those positive for MDR A. baumannii upon admission to the MICU were more likely to be older (relative risk [RR] of 1.46 [95% confidence interval {95% CI}, 1.14 to 1.88]) and less likely to have spent 2 or more days in the hospital before ICU admission (RR = 0.20 [95% CI, 0.12 to 0.32]). Being positive for MDR A. baumannii at admission to the MICU was also strongly associated with uncomplicated hypertension, paralysis, and other neurological disorders. In addition, aminoglycoside, penicillin, and carbapenem use during the current hospital stay but prior to ICU admission was also associated with MDR A. baumannii positivity (Table 2). In a separate multivariate analysis, those positive for MDR A. baumannii upon admission to the SICU were more likely to have previous admissions to our hospital (RR = 2.07 [95% CI, 1.24 to 3.44]). Positive colonization in the SICU was also strongly associated with congestive heart disease, paralysis, HIV-AIDS, and rheumatoid arthritis. In the multivariate analysis, antibiotic use in the hospital before SICU admission was not a significant risk factor (Table 2).

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Risk factors associated with MDR Acinetobacter baumannii colonization at ICU admission by type of ICU

Of the 320 patients who were positive for MDR A. baumannii at admission, 101 (31.6%) had at least one subsequent clinical culture positive for A. baumannii during the current hospital admission. Eighty-nine percent (90 out of 101) were attributed to MDR strains. These 101 clinical strains were isolated from the following sources of samples: sputum (45%), bronchial fluid (22%), blood (9%), urine (10%), and other sources such as wounds or catheter tips (14%). In contrast, 3% (228 out of 7,605) of the patients negative for MDR A. baumannii at ICU admission developed a subsequent clinical culture attributed to A. baumannii. Seventy-one percent (162 out of 228) were attributed to MDR strains. Patients positive with MDR A. baumannii at ICU admission were 15.24 (95% CI, 11.44 to 20.31) times more likely to develop a subsequent positive clinical culture for A. baumannii while in the hospital after adjusting for the total Elixhauser comorbidity index (3) (Table 3).

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Outcomes associated with MDR Acinetobacter baumannii colonization at ICU admission for the overall cohorta

Patients positive for MDR A. baumannii at ICU admission were more likely to die during hospitalization than those negative at admission (24.4% versus 18.7%; P = 0.01); after adjustment for the total Elixhauser comorbidity index, patients colonized with MDR A. baumannii were 1.40 (95% CI, 1.08 to 1.82) times more likely to die during the current hospital stay than those negative at admission. Similarly, patients positive for MDR A. baumannii at ICU admission were more likely to die during their current ICU stay than those negative at admission (20.0% versus 13.0%; P < 0.01); after adjustment for the total Elixhauser comorbidity index, patients positive for MDR A. baumannii at admission were 1.68 (95% CI, 1.27 to 2.23) times more likely to die during their current ICU stay than those who were negative at ICU admission (Table 3).

DISCUSSION

Four percent of the patients admitted to the ICU were positive for MDR A. baumannii at the time of ICU admission. Risk factors associated with positivity at admission differed by ICU type. Furthermore, patients positive for MDR A. baumannii at ICU admission were more likely to develop a subsequent clinical culture with this bacterium and were also more likely to die during their current hospitalization than those negative at ICU admission.

The perirectal colonization rate of MDR A. baumannii observed in the population is similar to other reported rates in health care settings (4, 5). Latibeaudiere et al. reported a 14% prevalence of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii among 364 patients admitted to the trauma ICU at a tertiary hospital from January 2010 to November 2011 (6). While Latibeaudiere et al. (6) investigated risk factors and outcomes associated with colonization, our study was much larger and of longer duration. We compare the main study findings with previous studies below.

Regarding risk factors associated with MDR A. baumannii colonization, a different set of risk factors was observed depending on the ICU type. In this medical center, MICU-admitted patients were more likely to be colonized than SICU-admitted patients. Furthermore, age, shorter hospitalization time before ICU admission, and use of antibiotics before ICU admission were important risk factors associated with positivity among MICU patients but not among SICU patients. These results highlight that not all ICU patients are alike and that each population may have different clinical and epidemiological characteristics influencing risk. For example, we believe that the risk associated with a shorter hospitalization time before ICU admission reflects the common practice of direct admission of chronically ventilated patients from other facilities.

Among our MICU-admitted patients, those on penicillins, carbapenems, or aminoglycosides were approximately two times more likely to be colonized with MDR A. baumannii at admission. Previous studies have also reported a strong association between antibiotic use and antibiotic-resistant A. baumannii colonization. Munoz-Price et al. reported that carbapenem exposure quadrupled the risk of acquiring carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii on surveillance cultures even after controlling for the severity of illness in a cohort of 350 ICU patients (7). Latibeaudiere et al. also reported that exposure to any antibiotic was associated with surveillance positivity for carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii among 364 trauma ICU patients (6). However, neither of the previous studies were able to report a significant association between prior exposure to penicillins, cephalosporins, or aminoglycosides and detection of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii.

Results also confirmed previous reports linking A. baumannii colonization with subsequent clinical infection. Corbella et al. previously reported in a smaller study that clinical infections due to MDR A. baumannii strains occurred more frequently in ICU patients with fecal colonization than those without fecal colonization (26% versus 5%) (8). Similarly, Latibeaudiere et al. reported that patients with surveillance cultures positive for carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii had 8.4 times the risk of developing a subsequent A. baumannii infection in a 13-month cohort study of patients admitted to the trauma ICU (6). Performing active surveillance for MDR A. baumannii in select populations in which there is a high prevalence has the potential to prevent transmission and alert providers to challenges in treatment for empirical infection. However, more research is needed to determine which populations or prevalence levels would benefit most from active surveillance. Likewise, further research is needed on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of active surveillance of MDR A. baumannii for reducing infection rates.

Furthermore, a significant positive association between mortality and colonization with MDR A. baumannii was observed. Few published studies have examined the relationship between colonization with this resistant pathogen and mortality; however, there are several studies researching the link between A. baumannii infection and mortality. Abbo et al. reported clinical isolation of MDR A. baumannii as a significant predictor of mortality (odds ratio [OR] = 6.2; P = 0.02) even after adjusting for several variables, including a McCabe score of 3, which indicates life expectancy of less than 6 months (9). In contrast, other studies have not found Acinetobacter infection to be independently associated with increased mortality after adjusting for the severity of the illness (10, 11). However, MDR A. baumannii may be a marker of increased mortality in patients with severe underlying illness but not an independent predictor of mortality (12).

We were unable to investigate potentially important risk factors, such as interfacility transfer of patients, use of artificial ventilation, or overall previous hospitalization outside the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), due to unavailability of information on these variables for our cohort participants. Likewise, we excluded patients that had a history of a prior positive surveillance culture from the cohort. Moreover, we were unable to adjust the analyzed outcomes for severity of illness. Nevertheless, our study is strengthened by its large sample size and long duration. As far as we know, we are conducting the longest study focusing on MDR A. baumannii perirectal colonization upon ICU admission and studying the largest number of colonized patients.

Overall, this study highlights the key infection control and clinical roles that active surveillance of MDR A. baumannii can play among ICU patients. In ICUs with higher than expected or increasing numbers of MDR A. baumannii, active surveillance cultures could aid control efforts, an approach supported by the CDC guidelines for the control of multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare settings (13). Previous studies have reported a significant reduction of drug-resistant A. baumannii infection rates after the implementation of a comprehensive and multifaceted infection control program (bundle), which included contact and isolation precautions for all patients colonized or infected with this pathogen (14, 15). Furthermore, physicians could utilize active surveillance data to inform their decision-making process for patients who might be especially vulnerable to infections.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Study population.This study utilized an ongoing cohort of adult patients admitted to the MICU and SICU at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), who have routine admission perirectal surveillance cultures obtained as part of an active surveillance program for vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) infection prevention. The UMMC is a 816-bed hospital located in Baltimore, MD.

A retrospective cohort analysis of patients admitted to the above cohort from 14 May 2005 to 11 September 2009 was performed to investigate the prevalence of MDR A. baumannii perirectal colonization. Patients who did not have admission surveillance cultures obtained were excluded from the cohort analysis. Patients with multiple admissions during the study period were allowed to enter the cohort multiple times as at-risk patients as long as they were not positive for A. baumannii on any prior surveillance culture. This study was approved by the institutional review board of the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Data collection.Data for several demographic, clinical, and epidemiological variables were pulled and validated from the UMMC central data repository, a relational database containing patient administrative and laboratory data. Variables included ICD9 (International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision) discharge codes used to build the total Elixhauser comorbidity index (3). In addition, antibiotic use during the current hospitalization but prior ICU admission was collected. We focused on four antibiotic categories mainly used in ICU settings: penicillins, aminoglycosides, carbapenems, and cephalosporins.

Laboratory analysis.All perirectal swabs were enriched in brain heart infusion (BHI) broth and then plated on both a MacConkey plate with 6 μg/ml of imipenem and a MacConkey plate containing no antibiotics. All plates were incubated at 37°C for 24 to 48 h. Any resulting isolates were subcultured onto blood agar plates and identified by the API 20E or Vitek system. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed for all A. baumannii strains by disk diffusion and interpreted in accordance with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines (16). Multidrug resistance was defined using the standard definition of an isolate that was resistant to one or more agents in three or more antimicrobial categories (17).

Statistical analysis.Individuals positive for MDR A. baumannii by perirectal culture upon admission to the ICU were classified as colonized with MDR A. baumannii before ICU admission. In contrast, individuals negative for A. baumannii or positive for susceptible strains of A. baumannii by perirectal culture upon admission to the ICU were classified as not colonized with MDR A. baumannii. Patient characteristics were compared based on their colonization status at admission using the chi-square test for categorical variables and the Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous variables. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to estimate differences in colonization across seasons or years. Risk factors associated with positivity at admission were identified using Poisson models using generalized estimating equations (GEE) to adjust for repeat admissions. Potential confounding variables were examined in a bivariate analysis also using GEE. Covariates that were significant at the level of P values of <0.10 were then added to the model and retained in the final model if they were significant at the level of P values of <0.05. Similarly, outcomes associated with positivity at admission were identified using GEE/logistic models. Multivariate models of associated outcomes were then adjusted by the total Elixhauser comorbidity index. All analyses and graphs were performed using SAS version 9.4 (The SAS Institute, Cary, NC) and STATA 14 (StataCorp LLC., College Station, TX).

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank Yuan Wang for her assistance with data extraction and Alex PerDieu and Nicole Karikari for their assistance with laboratory processing.

K.A.T. and A.D.H. were supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Development grants 1K23AI08250 and 5K24AI079040, respectively. A.D.H. and J.K.J. were supported by NIH 5R01CI000369. A.D.H., K.A.T., N.B., L.P., and J.K.J. were supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prevention Epicenters Program (grant 1U54CK000450). R.A.B. was directly supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of NIH by awards R01AI072219, R21AI114508, R01AI063517, and R01AI100560, by the Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs, award 1I01BX001974 from the Biomedical Laboratory Research & Development Service of the VA Office of Research and Development, and by the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center VISN 10. C.R. was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prevention Epicenters Program (grant 1U54CK000447).

The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Department of Veterans Affairs, or National Institutes of Health.

FOOTNOTES

    • Received 8 August 2017.
    • Returned for modification 15 September 2017.
    • Accepted 2 November 2017.
    • Accepted manuscript posted online 13 November 2017.
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Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii upon Intensive Care Unit Admission
Natalia Blanco, Anthony D. Harris, Clare Rock, J. Kristie Johnson, Lisa Pineles, Robert A. Bonomo, Arjun Srinivasan, Melinda M. Pettigrew, Kerri A. Thom for the CDC Epicenters Program
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Dec 2017, 62 (1) e01631-17; DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01631-17
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Acinetobacter
colonization
multidrug resistance

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