1. Macrolide therapy is associated with lower mortality in community-acquired bacteraemic pneumonia
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Arnold, FW, Lopardo, G, Wiemken, TL, Kelley, R, Peyrani, P, Mattingly, WA, Feldman, C, Gnoni, M, Maurici, R, Ramirez, JA, Arnold, F, Ramirez, J, Ayesu, K, File, T, Burdette, S, Blatt, S, Restrepo, M, Bordon, J, Gross, P, Musher, D, Marrie, T, Weiss, K, Roig, J, Lode, H, Welte, T, Aliberti, S, Blasi, F, Cosentini, R, Legnani, D, Franzetti, F, Montano, N, Cervi, G, Rossi, P, Voza, A, Ostrowsky, B, Pesci, A, Nava, S, Vialea, P, Galavatti, V, Patricia, A, Dimas, C, Piro, R, Viscoli, C, Torres, A, Valenti, V, Ojales, DP, Bodi, M, Porras, J, Rello, J, Menendez, R, Stolz, D, Schuetz, P, Haubitz, S, Chalmers, J, Fardon, T, Benchetrit, G, Rodriguez, E, Corral, J, Gonzalez, J, de Vedia, L, Luna, C, Martinez, J, Marzoratti, L, Rodriguez, M, Videla, A, Saavedra, F, Lopez, H, Victorio, C, Riera, F, Jimenez, P, Fernandez, P, Parada, M, Fuenzalida, AD, Riquelme, R, Barros, M, Luna, JM, Toala, I, de Morvil, GAO, Fernandez, R, Aiello, G, Alvarez, P, Soca, A, Arteta, F, Delgado, J, Levy, G, Rivero, L, Rodriguez, B, Mirabal, MP, Mateo, M, Mendoza, M, and CAPO
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Community-acquired pneumonia ,Antimicrobial treatment ,Bacteremia ,Mortality - Abstract
Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has a potential complication of bacteremia. The objective of this study was to define the clinical outcomes of patients with CAP and bacteremia treated with and without a macrolide. Materials and methods: Secondary analysis of the Community-Acquired Pneumonia Organization database of hospitalized patients with CAP. Patients with a positive blood culture were categorized based on the presence or absence of a macrolide in their initial antimicrobial regimen, and severity of their CAP. Outcomes included inhospital all-cause mortality, 30-day mortality, length of stay, and time to clinical stability. Results: Among 549 patients with CAP and bacteremia, 247 (45%) were treated with a macrolide and 302 (55%) were not. The primary pathogen was Streptococcus pneumoniae (74%). Poisson regression with robust error variance models were used to compare the adjusted effects of each study group on the outcomes. The unadjusted 30-day mortality was 18.4% in the macrolide group, and 29.6% in the non-macrolide group (adjusted relative risk (aRR)0.81; 95% confidence interval (CI)0.50-1.33; P = 0.41). Unadjusted in-hospital all-cause mortality was 7.3% in the macrolide group, and 18.9% in the non-macrolide group (aRR 0.54, 95% CI 0.30-0.98; P = 0.043). Length of stay and time to clinical stability were not significantly different. Conclusions: In-hospital mortality, but not 30-day mortality, was significantly better in the macrolide group. Our data support the use of a macrolide in hospitalized patients with CAP and bacteraemia.
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- 2018