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Minimal impact of selective susceptibility reporting on the use of piperacillin-tazobactam for Escherichia coli and Klebsiella bacteremia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 January 2021

Yorgo Zahlanie
Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Brenton C. Hall
Affiliation:
Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas
Wenjing Wei
Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas
Norman S. Mang
Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas
Jessica K. Ortwine
Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas
Shelby Anderson
Affiliation:
Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas
Kristi Morgan
Affiliation:
Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas
Tamara P. Guzman
Affiliation:
Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas
Linda S. Hynan
Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Bonnie C. Prokesch*
Affiliation:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas
*
Author for correspondence: Bonnie C. Prokesch, E-mail: Bonnie.Prokesch@UTSouthwestern.edu
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Abstract

Selective cascade reporting of antibiotic susceptibilities did not have a significant impact on de-escalation from piperacillin-tazobactam (PT), duration of PT use, length of stay, or rates of acute kidney injury and Clostridioides difficile infection in patients with positive monomicrobial blood cultures with either Escherichia coli or Klebsiella spp.

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Antimicrobial resistance has resulted in >2.8 million infections and 35,000 deaths annually in the United States as well as increased hospital length of stay (LOS) and high costs. 1,Reference Mauldin, Salgado, Hansen, Durup and Bosso2 Multiple antimicrobial stewardship interventions have been suggested to improve antibiotic use, slow resistance development resistance, and minimize adverse events. Selective reporting, as a stewardship strategy, involves not reporting antibiotic susceptibilities to providers when treatment is not indicated, preferentially reporting narrow-spectrum agents, or excluding specific antibiotics from the report to discourage use. Reference Tebano, Mouelhi and Zanichelli3 Although the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommends selective reporting as one possible stewardship intervention, the weak recommendation is based on low-quality evidence. Reference Barlam, Cosgrove and Abbo4 Considering the potential for selective reporting to improve antibiotic utilization, patient outcomes, and susceptibility rates as well as the paucity of data in this area, we studied the effect of selective reporting on antibiotic de-escalation.

Methods

Antimicrobial utilization data from our institution in 2016 revealed that piperacillin-tazobactam (PT) was the most commonly prescribed broad-spectrum gram-negative agent. In addition, review of microbiology data in 2016 identified >13,000 gram-negative bacterial isolates, of which >85% were Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. Because of the overwhelming number of infections with E. coli and Klebsiella spp and the fact that treatment does not generally require PT at our institution where >80% of isolates are susceptible to ceftriaxone, we focused on the impact of selective reporting for E. coli and Klebsiella in blood cultures on the use of PT. The primary objective of this study was to determine the impact of selective reporting on the de-escalation rate from PT at any time during the hospital stay in patients with E. coli and Klebsiella bacteremia. Secondary objectives included impact on the duration of PT use, LOS, and rates of acute kidney injury (AKI) and Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).

We performed a retrospective chart review of hospitalized patients aged ≥18 years with monomicrobial bacteremia secondary to non-extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)–producing E. coli or Klebsiella isolates between March 7, 2016, and March 7, 2018. Exclusion criteria were polymicrobial blood cultures with either E. coli and/or Klebsiella in addition to another organism not deemed to be a contaminant and discontinuation of PT before release of antibiotic susceptibilities. The data are outlined in Table 1. Antibiotics considered to be a de-escalation from PT were aminopenicillins, first-, second- or third-generation cephalosporins, oral fluoroquinolones, oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and nitrofurantoin. AKI was defined as an increase in serum creatinine by ≥50% from the lowest serum creatinine while on PT or as an absolute increase of ≥0.3 mg/dL between 2 consecutive values while on PT according to the Acute Kidney Injury Network classification system. Reference Lopes and Jorge5

Table 1. Patient Characteristics and Outcomes

Note. E. coli, Escherichia coli; MSK, musculoskeletal; SST, skin and soft tissue; PT, piperacillin/tazobactam; LOS, length of hospital stay; AKI, acute kidney injury; CDI, Clostridium difficile infection.

A new cascaded susceptibility reporting algorithm applicable to non-ESBL E. coli and Klebsiella isolates was implemented on September 7, 2017 (Fig. 1). Notably, clinicians were able to request the release of any suppressed antibiotic susceptibility at any time. Moreover, PT is not a restricted antibiotic that is regularly audited by the stewardship team at our institution; thus, this intervention was not accompanied by generalized audit and feedback.

Fig. 1. Selective susceptibility reporting algorithm for E. coli and Klebsiella organisms. Note. ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamase; E. coli, Escherichia coli; TMP/SMX, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; PT, piperacillin/tazobactam.

The Mann-Whitney U test was used for continuous variables, while the χ2 test or Fisher exact test was used for categorical variables. The significance level was set at P < .05. The statistical analysis was completed using SPSS version 25.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY). The study was approved by the institutional review board, and a waiver of informed consent was granted.

Results

The study included 201 patients in the preintervention period (March 7, 2016, through September 6, 2016) and 174 patients in the postintervention period (September 7, 2016, through March 7, 2017). We detected no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of age, sex, or pathogen identified. The sources of bacteremia were similar in both groups (Table 1).

Following the intervention, we detected a slightly higher de-escalation rate from PT (89.1% vs 86.6%), although there was no statistically significant difference between the cohorts (95% confidence interval [CI], −4.7% to 9.7%; P = 0.459) (Table 1). Similarly, median duration of PT use and LOS were not significantly different before versus after the intervention: 65.3 hours (IQR, 52.9–89.2) versus 65.6 hours (IQR, 53.8–82.2) (P = .68) and 7 days (IQR, 4–14) versus 6 days (IQR, 4–13) (P = .37), respectively. Ceftriaxone and oral ciprofloxacin were the antibiotics most commonly selected for de-escalation in both groups. The rates of AKI were similar (18.4% vs 17.2%; P = .77) and the number of CDI cases was low overall (Table 1).

Discussion

Few published studies have reported the effects of selective reporting on antibiotic prescribing practices, patient outcomes, and susceptibility rates. Johnson et al Reference Johnson, Patel, King and Maslow6 found that selective reporting implemented for cefazolin-susceptible gram-negative organisms resulted in higher rates of de-escalation from broad-spectrum β-lactams within 48 hours of release of the final results (71% vs 48%; P = .043). In a Canadian study in which ciprofloxacin susceptibility was suppressed for Enterobacterales susceptible to other antibiotics, the mean monthly ciprofloxican utilization decreased from 87 to 39 defined daily doses per 1,000 patient days (P < .001) with a sustained reduction in ciprofloxacin use for up to 24 months after the intervention. Reference Langford, Seah, Chan, Downing, Johnstone and Matukas7 Liao et al Reference Liao, Rhodes, Jandarov, DeVore and Sopirala8 assessed the effect of selective reporting on mean days of therapy of cefepime with a cascading scheme hiding cefepime susceptibilities excepting for when isolates showed ceftriaxone resistance at a break point of ≤8 µg/mL. Mean days of therapy of cefepime among all patients receiving antibiotics decreased from 1.229 ± 0.113 before cascade to 0.813 ± 0.813 after cascade (P < .0001). However, no differences were seen in mortality and readmissions rates.

Despite the findings of these studies, our study showed that selective reporting did not significantly affect rates of de-escalation from PT, duration of PT use, LOS, or rates of AKI and CDI. However, this finding may be due to the high baseline rate of de-escalation (86.6%) prior to implementation of selective reporting at our institution. These findings affirm our prior evaluation of the impact of the same selective reporting on de-escalation of PT in patients with monomicrobial bacteremia secondary to a urinary source at the same institution. Reference Hall, Alexander and Anderson9

The strengths of this study include the relatively large cohort of patients with monomicrobial bacteremias from various of sources. Moreover, this all-inclusive study was conducted throughout a large county hospital with diverse patient and provider populations. Prescribing practices of providers from all nonpediatric departments throughout the hospital were evaluated. Additionally, no education was done prior to or during the implementation of the selective reporting change, making the study applicable to real-life situations where members of the stewardship team may not be able to provide real-time education or feedback to providers.

This study has several limitations. We did not make adjustments for potential cofounders such as comorbidities, illness severity, or hospitalization. Patients who have multiple comorbidities or are critically ill might receive longer durations of broad-spectrum antibiotics prior to de-escalation. Moreover, source control of the etiology of bacteremia was not investigated. Additionally, this intervention was intentionally not coupled with provider education. Implementation of a multimodal intervention may have resulted in a greater decrease in PT utilization and may have improved the overall impact of selective reporting given that multifaceted interventions have been shown to be highly effective. Reference Slain, Sarwari and Petros10

In this study, selective reporting of antibiotic susceptibilities did not have a significant impact on de-escalation from PT, duration of PT use, LOS, or rates of AKI and CDI. More research is needed to investigate opportunities for a standardized efficient and effective selective reporting framework. In addition, this intervention should likely be partnered with education and feedback to maximize the impact.

Acknowledgments

We acknowledge Donna L. Gaffney, MT(ASCP)SM, for her assistance with microbiology laboratory data and Debra Grant, MT(ASCP)SM, for her assistance with building the cascade logic.

Financial support

No financial support was provided relevant to this article.

Conflicts of interest

All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

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Table 1. Patient Characteristics and Outcomes

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Fig. 1. Selective susceptibility reporting algorithm for E. coli and Klebsiella organisms. Note. ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamase; E. coli, Escherichia coli; TMP/SMX, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole; PT, piperacillin/tazobactam.