A prospective observational study of community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections in Metro Manila, the Philippines.

Community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections are caused by diverse pathogens with changing antimicrobial-resistance patterns. In low-middle income countries in Southeast Asia, where dengue fever is endemic and a leading cause of fever, limited information is available about bacterial bloodstr...

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Main Authors: Nobuo Saito, Rontgene M Solante, Ferdinand D Guzman, Elizabeth O Telan, Dorcas V Umipig, Joy P Calayo, Carina H Frayco, Jezreel C Lazaro, Maricel R Ribo, Alexis Q Dimapilis, Virginia O Dimapilis, Annavi M Villanueva, Jaira L Mauhay, Motoi Suzuki, Michio Yasunami, Nobuo Koizumi, Emi Kitashoji, Kentaro Sakashita, Ikkoh Yasuda, Akira Nishiyama, Chris Smith, Koya Ariyoshi, Christopher M Parry
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010414
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author Nobuo Saito
Rontgene M Solante
Ferdinand D Guzman
Elizabeth O Telan
Dorcas V Umipig
Joy P Calayo
Carina H Frayco
Jezreel C Lazaro
Maricel R Ribo
Alexis Q Dimapilis
Virginia O Dimapilis
Annavi M Villanueva
Jaira L Mauhay
Motoi Suzuki
Michio Yasunami
Nobuo Koizumi
Emi Kitashoji
Kentaro Sakashita
Ikkoh Yasuda
Akira Nishiyama
Chris Smith
Koya Ariyoshi
Christopher M Parry
author_facet Nobuo Saito
Rontgene M Solante
Ferdinand D Guzman
Elizabeth O Telan
Dorcas V Umipig
Joy P Calayo
Carina H Frayco
Jezreel C Lazaro
Maricel R Ribo
Alexis Q Dimapilis
Virginia O Dimapilis
Annavi M Villanueva
Jaira L Mauhay
Motoi Suzuki
Michio Yasunami
Nobuo Koizumi
Emi Kitashoji
Kentaro Sakashita
Ikkoh Yasuda
Akira Nishiyama
Chris Smith
Koya Ariyoshi
Christopher M Parry
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description Community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections are caused by diverse pathogens with changing antimicrobial-resistance patterns. In low-middle income countries in Southeast Asia, where dengue fever is endemic and a leading cause of fever, limited information is available about bacterial bloodstream infections due to challenges of implementing a blood culture service. This study describes bacterial bloodstream pathogens and antimicrobial-resistance patterns in Metro Manila, the Philippines. We aimed to identify the proportion of patients with a positive blood culture, the bacteria isolated and their antimicrobial resistance patterns, and the clinical characteristics of these patients, in this dengue endemic area. We conducted a prospective observational study in a single hospital enrolling febrile patients clinically suspected of having a community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infection between 1st July 2015 and 30th June 2019. Each patient had a blood culture and additional diagnostic tests according to their clinical presentation. We enrolled 1315 patients and a significant positive blood culture was found in 77 (5.9%) including Staphylococcus aureus (n = 20), Salmonella enterica Typhi (n = 18), Escherichia coli (n = 16), Streptococcus pneumoniae (n = 3) and Burkholderia pseudomallei (n = 2). Thirty-four patients had meningococcal disease diagnosed by culture (n = 8) or blood PCR (n = 26). Additional confirmed diagnoses included leptospirosis (n = 177), dengue virus infection (n = 159) and respiratory diphtheria (n = 50). There were 79 (6.0%, 95%CI 4.8%-7.4%) patients who died within 28 days of enrollment. Patients with a positive blood culture were significantly more likely to die than patients with negative culture (15.2% vs 4.4%, P<0.01). Among S. aureus isolates, 11/20 (55%) were methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and ST30: USA1100 was dominant sequence type (88.9%). Antimicrobial-susceptibility was well preserved in S. enterica Typhi. Among hospitalized patients with clinically suspected community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infection in Metro Manila, the Philippines, 5.9% had a blood culture confirmed infection of whom 15.6% died. S. aureus, including a significant number of MRSA (USA1100 clones), S. enterica Typhi, E.coli and Neisseria meningitidis were frequently identified pathogens.
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spelling doaj.art-9f7c6e4400cc4972a956c6bcf20dd6b32022-12-22T03:02:59ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352022-05-01165e001041410.1371/journal.pntd.0010414A prospective observational study of community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections in Metro Manila, the Philippines.Nobuo SaitoRontgene M SolanteFerdinand D GuzmanElizabeth O TelanDorcas V UmipigJoy P CalayoCarina H FraycoJezreel C LazaroMaricel R RiboAlexis Q DimapilisVirginia O DimapilisAnnavi M VillanuevaJaira L MauhayMotoi SuzukiMichio YasunamiNobuo KoizumiEmi KitashojiKentaro SakashitaIkkoh YasudaAkira NishiyamaChris SmithKoya AriyoshiChristopher M ParryCommunity-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections are caused by diverse pathogens with changing antimicrobial-resistance patterns. In low-middle income countries in Southeast Asia, where dengue fever is endemic and a leading cause of fever, limited information is available about bacterial bloodstream infections due to challenges of implementing a blood culture service. This study describes bacterial bloodstream pathogens and antimicrobial-resistance patterns in Metro Manila, the Philippines. We aimed to identify the proportion of patients with a positive blood culture, the bacteria isolated and their antimicrobial resistance patterns, and the clinical characteristics of these patients, in this dengue endemic area. We conducted a prospective observational study in a single hospital enrolling febrile patients clinically suspected of having a community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infection between 1st July 2015 and 30th June 2019. Each patient had a blood culture and additional diagnostic tests according to their clinical presentation. We enrolled 1315 patients and a significant positive blood culture was found in 77 (5.9%) including Staphylococcus aureus (n = 20), Salmonella enterica Typhi (n = 18), Escherichia coli (n = 16), Streptococcus pneumoniae (n = 3) and Burkholderia pseudomallei (n = 2). Thirty-four patients had meningococcal disease diagnosed by culture (n = 8) or blood PCR (n = 26). Additional confirmed diagnoses included leptospirosis (n = 177), dengue virus infection (n = 159) and respiratory diphtheria (n = 50). There were 79 (6.0%, 95%CI 4.8%-7.4%) patients who died within 28 days of enrollment. Patients with a positive blood culture were significantly more likely to die than patients with negative culture (15.2% vs 4.4%, P<0.01). Among S. aureus isolates, 11/20 (55%) were methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and ST30: USA1100 was dominant sequence type (88.9%). Antimicrobial-susceptibility was well preserved in S. enterica Typhi. Among hospitalized patients with clinically suspected community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infection in Metro Manila, the Philippines, 5.9% had a blood culture confirmed infection of whom 15.6% died. S. aureus, including a significant number of MRSA (USA1100 clones), S. enterica Typhi, E.coli and Neisseria meningitidis were frequently identified pathogens.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010414
spellingShingle Nobuo Saito
Rontgene M Solante
Ferdinand D Guzman
Elizabeth O Telan
Dorcas V Umipig
Joy P Calayo
Carina H Frayco
Jezreel C Lazaro
Maricel R Ribo
Alexis Q Dimapilis
Virginia O Dimapilis
Annavi M Villanueva
Jaira L Mauhay
Motoi Suzuki
Michio Yasunami
Nobuo Koizumi
Emi Kitashoji
Kentaro Sakashita
Ikkoh Yasuda
Akira Nishiyama
Chris Smith
Koya Ariyoshi
Christopher M Parry
A prospective observational study of community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections in Metro Manila, the Philippines.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
title A prospective observational study of community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections in Metro Manila, the Philippines.
title_full A prospective observational study of community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections in Metro Manila, the Philippines.
title_fullStr A prospective observational study of community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections in Metro Manila, the Philippines.
title_full_unstemmed A prospective observational study of community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections in Metro Manila, the Philippines.
title_short A prospective observational study of community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections in Metro Manila, the Philippines.
title_sort prospective observational study of community acquired bacterial bloodstream infections in metro manila the philippines
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010414
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