ID Consultation Improves the Outcome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia

A retrospective analysis of VA health system data found that ID consults for P. aeruginosa bloodstream infection reduced both in-hospital and 30-day mortality.

Infectious diseases (ID) consultations can improve the outcomes of several serious infectious diseases including Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, fungemia, endocarditis, and infections with multidrug-resistant microorganisms. Noting that one single-center study found ID consultation was associated with lower mortality from P. aeruginosa bloodstream infection (PA BSI), investigators conducted a retrospective cohort study of all patients with PA BSI hospitalized in VA healthcare facilities from 2012 through 2018 to assess the factors affecting patient outcomes.

Among 3256 patients with PA BSI, 367 had infection with multidrug-resistant isolates resistant to at least one agent in at least three antibiotic classes. Approximately one quarter of …

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Richard T. Ellison III, MD

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Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Richard T. Ellison III, MD

Disclosures

Consult/Advisory BoardAcurx Pharmaceuticals, LLC;

Grant/Research SupportDoctors Company Foundation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

ID Consultation Improves the Outcome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia

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