Risk factors for treatment failure in orthopedic device-related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Ferry, T.; Uçkay, I.; Vaudaux, P.; François, P.; Schrenzel, Jacques; Harbarth, S.; Laurent, F.; Bernard, L.; Vandenesch, F.; Etienne, J.; Hoffmeyer, P.; Lew, D. (2010). Risk factors for treatment failure in orthopedic device-related methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection. European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, 29(2), pp. 171-180. Springer 10.1007/s10096-009-0837-y

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The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and microbiological risk factors for treatment failure of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) orthopedic device-related infection (ODRI). A retrospective cohort study of patients with MRSA ODRI who were treated at Geneva University Hospitals between 2000 and 2008 was undertaken. Stored MRSA isolates were retrieved for genetic characterization and determination of the vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). Fifty-two patients were included, of whom 23 (44%) had joint arthroplasty and 29 (56%) had osteosynthesis. All 41 of the retrieved MRSA isolates were susceptible to vancomycin (MIC ≤ 2 mg/L) and 35 (85%) shared genetic characteristics of the South German clone (ST228). During a median follow-up of 391 days (range, 4–2,922 days), 18 patients (35%) experienced treatment failure involving MRSA persistence or recurrence. Microbiological factors such as infection with the predominant clone and a vancomycin MIC of 2 mg/L were not associated with treatment failure. Using a Cox proportional hazards model, implant retention (hazard ratio [HR], 4.9; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3–18.2; P = 0.017) and single-agent antimicrobial therapy (HR, 4.4; 95% CI, 1.2–16.3; P = 0.025) were independent predictors of treatment failure after debridement. Therapy using a combination of antimicrobials should be considered for patients with MRSA ODRI, especially when implant removal is not feasible.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases > Research
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Orthopaedic, Plastic and Hand Surgery (DOPH) > Clinic of Orthopaedic Surgery

UniBE Contributor:

Schrenzel, Jacques

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0934-9723

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Marceline Brodmann

Date Deposited:

23 Jun 2022 15:56

Last Modified:

29 Mar 2023 09:25

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s10096-009-0837-y

PubMed ID:

19946789

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.117768

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/117768

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