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Objectives
Discuss initial management of various complex infectiousdisease scenarios
Fever
Sepsis
Neutropenia and fever
Osteoarticular infection
Endocarditis
Disclaimer!
These patients are complex and generally managed with formal
infectious disease consultation where available
The primary role of a stewardship program is typically to ensure an
appropriate empiric regimen and to identify whether further
infectious disease consultation might be appropriate
Guidelines
Sepsis1
Neutropenia and fever2
Fever in the ICU3
Bone/joint infections4,5
Endocarditis6
Intravascular catheter infections7
Cardiac device infections12
Empiric sepsis therapy
Immediate work-up for source as directed by symptoms
Blood cultures x2
Chest x-ray
Urine
If source determined, use appropriate regimen for source and level of
illness
If source NOT determined, must consider and treat for occult
bacteremia and/or intra-abdominal source
Vancomycin PLUS piperacillin/tazobactam, OR
Vancomycin PLUS cefepime PLUS metronidazole
Strongly consider need for CT imaging of the abdomen
Some programs use PCT levels to guide initiation and duration of
therapy
Fever and neutropenia
Obtain blood cultures x2
Other workup as directed by symptoms
Cefepime 2g iv q8h ALONE if hemodynamically stable and no
source
If source known (lung, skin and soft tissue, abdomen) then use
the regimen for NOSOCOMIAL infection
E.g. HCAP regimen, or anti-pseudomonal intra-abdominal regimen
If no source and hemodynamically unstable, add vancomycin
and consider addition of second gram negative drug (e.g.
tobramycin)
Fever and neutropenia
If fever persists >4-7 days add antifungal (e.g. micafungin)
Antibiotics are generally continued until the ANC is >500
cells/uL
The following patients should receive ID consultation
Neutropenia and septic shock
Neutropenia and bacteremia or fungemia
Neutropenia and intra-abdominal infection
Neutropenia and lung nodules
Prolonged neutropenic fever >4-7 days
Determining final regimen construction and duration is
challenging and best done with ID assistance
New fever in the hospital
Common scenario with multiple possible causes
Nosocomial infection (e.g. IV catheter, CAUTI, HAP)
Drug fever
DVT
Atelectasis
Central fever after neurological injury
Sinusitis
Gout/pseudogout
Work-up PRIOR to antibiotics
EXAM!!!!
Blood cx x2
CXR or urine as directed by clinical history and exam
New fever in the hospital
Most new fevers in the hospital DO NOT require new
antibiotics or a change in prior antibiotic
Workup as directed and await results
If hemodynamically UNSTABLE, then MUST give empiric
SEPSIS regimen once evaluation done based on likely
source
If a line infection is strongly suspected and patient is
unstable, consider removing the line; however, in general,
fever in a patient with a central line does not require
empiric line removal/line change
Line infections
3 types: Intraluminal, hematogenous, or tunnel/exit site
Controversy regarding culturing
IDSA- Culture from each line and peripheral
NHSN- Culture from 2 peripheral sites only
Standard cultures are fine
Do not need isolator cultures or fungal cultures
If a pathogen grows in the blood, and there is no other obvious
source, then it is a line infection
Coag negative staph from a single site is likely a contaminant
If it repeatedly grows, then consider real
Line infections
If line infected, remove line
Especially if:
Staphylococcus aureus
Candida species
Gram negatives
Duration of therapy from date of line removal:
Coagulase negative Staphylococcus: 5 – 7 days
Enterococcus and gram negative rods: 7 – 14 days
Staphylococcus aureus AT LEAST 14 days (consult ID)
Candida species: AT LEAST 14 days from first negative
culture (consult ID)
Line infections
If line MUST be salvaged:
2 weeks from negative culture WITH antimicrobial lock
therapy (usually vancomycin)
Attempt only with poorly-pathogenic organisms (e.g.
coagulase negative Staphylococcus)
Tunneled lines with soft tissue infection of the tunnel tract
CANNOT be salvaged and MUST be removed
Bone/joint infections
Hematogenous
Most common in children
Staphylococcus aureus, Beta-hemolytic strep
Gonococcal
Contiguous or innoculation (e.g. wound or trauma)
Polymicrobial
Prosthetic joint
Bone/joint infection
Hematogenous
Vancomycin +/- ceftriaxone AFTER blood and joint cultures
Contiguous
Get cultures
Probably vancomycin plus something else- highly
individualized
Prosthetic joint
Get joint and blood cultures first
Vancomycin
Add gram negative coverage if hemodynamically unstable or
GNR seen in gram stain
Bone/joint duration of therapy
Hematogenous
At least 3 weeks if isolated to joint, guided by clinical, lab, and
imaging resolution
6 weeks if concomitant bone infection
Parenteral therapy for gram positives
Can consider oral quinolones for susceptible GNR
Consider ID consult
Prosthetic joint
6 weeks if removed and antimicrobial impregnated spacer placed
3 – 6 months for Staphylococcus species in combination with
rifampin if Debride And Implant Retention (DAIR) is being
attempted
Consult ID
Bone/joint in children
Virtually always hematogenous
Excellent data that children can be treated with oral
therapy once CRP falls and clinically improving8-11
3 weeks for joint, 6 weeks for bone guided by CRP and
imaging
Shorter courses probably reasonable9
Outpatient IV therapy and PICC lines are rarely needed for
bone/joint infections in children9-11
Vertebral osteomyelitis
Native- NO hardware or preceding procedures
Monomicrobial, hematogenous
S aureus, beta-hemolytic strep, brucella, TB
If no sepsis or neurologic impairment, HOLD ANTIBIOTICS
until AFTER tissue obtained for cultures AND pathology
IR guided aspiration usually attempted first
Send for bacterial, AFB, and fungal cultures
If non-diagnostic, generally repeat by operative technique
If no sepsis or neurologic impairment, withhold empiric
antimicrobial therapy until a microbiologic diagnosis is
established
If blood grows S aureus, can assume this is etiology and do
NOT have to biopsy
Vertebral osteomyelitis
Treatment varies by organism
6 weeks of IV therapy vs. highly bioavailable oral therapy
Trend inflammatory markers
Avoid re-imaging unless clinically failing as MRI
improvement greatly-lags clinical resolution
These are difficult to treat infections: ID consultation early
in the course of workup and management is advised
Orthopedic hardware infections
Mono-microbial vs. poly-microbial
Early vs late onset
Unremoved hardware remains a nidus of infection
Washout with or without removal, followed by prolonged
systemic therapy
If hardware not removed, oral convalescent or suppressive
therapy for a prolonged period may be needed
Rifampin generally added for Staphylococcal infections when
hardware remains in place
These are complex infections without easily generalized
recommendations: Recommend ID consultation
Endocarditis
Duke criteria: 2 major, 1 major and 3 minor, or 5 minor
Major:
Multiple positive blood cultures for typical organism
Valvular vegetation or new valve regurgitation
Minor:
Predisposing valve condition or IVDU
Fever >38C
Emboli
Immune phenomena (glomerulonephritis, osler nodes, + RF)
Positive blood culture not meeting major criteria
Abnormal echocardiography without vegetation
Endocarditis
Get blood cultures first! Preferably 3 sets.
TTE ok for initial imaging; if high suspicion and negative, do TEE
Vancomycin PLUS ceftriaxone
Covers Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus, and HACEK
organisms
Treatment varies by organism, type of valve (prosthetic vs.
native)
Gentamicin no longer used for native valve Staphylococcus
Decisions regarding surgical indications are complex
Strongly consider ID consultation
Cardiac device infections
Staphylococcus species most common
Categories
Superficial/incisional
Pocket site
Wires/bacteremia
Blood cultures in all cases
If bacteremic get TEE
LIMITED superficial skin or incisional infection may be treated with 710d of PO anti-staphylococcal antibiotic
In MOST cases the pocket will need to be debrided and the ENTIRE
device removed
Consult ID
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