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ArticleThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases

Predictors of 7- and 30-day mortality in pediatric intensive care unit patients with cancer and hematologic malignancy infected with Gram-negative bacteria.

Patrícia de Oliveira Costa, Elias Hallack Atta, André Ricardo Araujo da Silva

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Article in The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Patrícia de Oliveira CostaCenter of Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Instituto Nacional do Câncer (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Electronic address: patyocosta29@bol.com.br.
Elias Hallack AttaCenter of Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Instituto Nacional do Câncer (INCA), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
André Ricardo Araujo da SilvaUniversidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niteroi, RJ, Brazil.
Instituto Nacional do Câncer · BRUniversidade Federal Fluminense · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInfection with Gram-negative bacteria is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictors of 7- and 30-day mortality in pediatric patients in an intensive care unit with cancer and/or hematologic diseases and Gram-negative bacteria infection.

methodsData were collected relating to all episodes of Gram-negative bacteria infection that occurred in a pediatric intensive care unit between January 2009 and December 2012, and these cases were divided into two groups: those who were deceased seven and 30 days after the date of a positive culture and those who survived the same time frames. Variables of interest included age, gender, presence of solid tumor or hematologic disease, cancer status, central venous catheter use, previous Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, infection by multidrug resistant-Gram-negative bacteria, colonization by multidrug resistant-Gram-negative bacteria, neutropenia in the preceding seven days, neutropenia duration ≥3 days, healthcare-associated infection, length of stay before intensive care unit admission, length of intensive care unit stay >3 days, appropriate empirical antimicrobial treatment, definitive inadequate antimicrobial treatment, time to initiate adequate antibiotic therapy, appropriate antibiotic duration ≤3 days, and shock. In addition, use of antimicrobial agents, corticosteroids, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy in the previous 30 days was noted.

resultsMultivariate logistic regression analysis resulted in significant relationship between shock and both 7-day mortality (odds ratio 12.397; 95% confidence interval 1.291-119.016; p=0.029) and 30-day mortality (odds ratio 6.174; 95% confidence interval 1.760-21.664; p=0.004), between antibiotic duration ≤3 days and 7-day mortality (odds ratio 21.328; 95% confidence interval 2.834-160.536; p=0.003), and between colonization by multidrug resistant-Gram-negative bacteria and 30-day mortality (odds ratio 12.002; 95% confidence interval 1.578-91.286; p=0.016).

conclusionsShock was a predictor of 7- and 30-day mortality, and colonization by multidrug resistant-Gram-negative bacteria was an important risk factor for 30-day mortality.

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Hospital MortalityAdolescentCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsHematologic NeoplasmsHumansImmunocompromised HostInfantIntensive Care Units, PediatricMaleNeoplasmsRisk FactorsTime FactorsCancerInfection with Gram-negative bacteriaMortalityPediatric intensive care unit

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PMID25051279
PMCPMC9425202
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