Impact of adherence to individual quality-of-care indicators on the prognosis of bloodstream infection due to Staphylococcus aureus: a prospective observational multicentre cohort

• Published in: Clinical microbiology and infection Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 498 - 505
• Main Authors: Escrihuela-Vidal, Francesc, Kaasch, Achim J., Von Cube, Maja, Rieg, Siegbert, Kern, Winfried V., Seifert, Harald, Song, Kyoung-Ho, Liao, Chun-Hsing, Tilley, Robert, Gott, Hannah, Scarborough, Matt, Gordon, Claire, Llewelyn, Martin J., Kuehl, Richard, Morata, Laura, Soriano, Alex, Edgeworth, Jonathan, De Gopegui, Enrique Ruiz, Nsutebu, Emmanuel, Cisneros, José Miguel, Fowler, Vance G., Thwaites, Guy, López-Contreras, Joaquín, Barlow, Gavin, Ternavasio-De La Vega, Hugo Guillermo, Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús, López-Cortés, Luis Eduardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Bacteremia - diagnosis; Bacteremia - drug therapy; Bacteremia - microbiology; Humans; Management; Mortality; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Quality of care indicators; Sepsis - drug therapy; Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis; Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy; Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology; Staphylococcus aureus; Quality of care indicators; Management; Mortality; Staphylococcus aureus
• ISSN: 1198-743X; 1469-0691
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.10.019

To analyse the adherence and impact of quality-of-care indicators (QCIs) in the management of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in a prospective and multicentre cohort. Analysis of the prospective, multicentre international S. Aureus Collaboration cohort of S. Aureus bloodstream infection cases observed between January 2013 and April 2015. Multivariable analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of adherence to QCIs on 90-day mortality. A total of 1784 cases were included. Overall, 90-day mortality was 29.9% and mean follow-up period was 118 days. Adherence was 67% (n = 1180/1762) for follow-up blood cultures, 31% (n = 416/1342) for early focus control, 77.6% (n = 546/704) for performance of echocardiography, 75.5% (n = 1348/1784) for adequacy of targeted antimicrobial therapy, 88.6% (n = 851/960) for adequacy of treatment duration in non-complicated bloodstream infections and 61.2% (n = 366/598) in complicated bloodstream infections. Full bundle adherence was 18.4% (n = 328/1784). After controlling for immortal time bias and potential confounders, focus control (adjusted hazard ratio = 0.76; 95% CI, 0.59–0.99; p 0.038) and adequate targeted antimicrobial therapy (adjusted hazard ratio = 0.75; 95% CI, 0.61–0.91; p 0.004) were associated with low 90-day mortality. Adherence to QCIs in S. Aureus bloodstream infection did not reach expected rates. Apart from the benefits of application as a bundle, focus control and adequate targeted therapy were independently associated with low mortality.