The bacteriology of pleural infection by genetic and standard methods and its mortality significance
The bacteriology of pleural infection by genetic and standard methods and its mortality significance
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DOI:
10.1164/rccm.200601-074oc
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发表时间:
2006-10-01
影响因子:
24.7
通讯作者:
Davies, Robert J. O.
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作者:
Maskell, Nick A.;Batt, Sarah;Davies, Robert J. O.
Background: Antibiotic choices for pleural infection are uncertain as its bacteriology is poorly described.Methods: Pleural fluid from 434 pleural infections underwent standard culture and a screen for bacteria by amplification and sequencing of bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA gene.Results: Approximately 50% of community-acquired infections were streptococcal, and 20% included anaerobic bacteria. Approximately 60% of hospital-acquired infections included bacteria frequently resistant to antibiotics (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, 25%, Enterobacteriaceae, 18%; Pseudomonas spp., 5%, enterococci, 12%). Mortality was increased in hospital-acquired infection (hospital, 17/36 [47%]; community, 53/304 [17%]; relative risk, 4.24; 95% confidence interval, 2.07-8.69; p < 0.00001; chi(2), 1 df = 17.47) and in gram-negative (110/22 [45%]), S. aureus (115/34 [44%]), or mixed aerobic infections (113/28 [46%]), compared with streptococcal infection (23/137 [17%]) and infection including anaerobic bacteria (10/49 [20%]; p < 0.00001, chi(2), 4 df = 23.35).Conclusion: Pleural infection differs bacteriologically from pneumonia and requires different treatment. Antibiotics for community-acquired infection should treat aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Hospital-acquired, gram-negative S. aureus and mixed aerobic infections have a high mortality rate.