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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2024

Derivation and validation of a predictive mortality model of in-hospital patients with Acinetobacter baumannii nosocomial infection or colonization.

Carola Maria Gagliardo, Davide Noto, Antonina Giammanco, Andrea Catanzaro, Maria Concetta Cimino, Rosalia Lo Presti, Antonino Tuttolomondo, Maurizio Averna, Angelo Baldassare Cefalù

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Carola Maria GagliardoDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Health, Internal and Specialized Medicine of Excellence "G. D. Alessandro" (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, Palermo, 90127, Italy.
Davide NotoDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Health, Internal and Specialized Medicine of Excellence "G. D. Alessandro" (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, Palermo, 90127, Italy. davide.noto04@unipa.it.
Antonina GiammancoDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Health, Internal and Specialized Medicine of Excellence "G. D. Alessandro" (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, Palermo, 90127, Italy.
Andrea CatanzaroDepartment of Engineering, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Maria Concetta CiminoDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Health, Internal and Specialized Medicine of Excellence "G. D. Alessandro" (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, Palermo, 90127, Italy.
Rosalia Lo PrestiDepartment of Psychological, Pedagogical, Exercise and Training Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Antonino TuttolomondoDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Health, Internal and Specialized Medicine of Excellence "G. D. Alessandro" (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, Palermo, 90127, Italy.
Maurizio AvernaDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Health, Internal and Specialized Medicine of Excellence "G. D. Alessandro" (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, Palermo, 90127, Italy.
Angelo Baldassare CefalùDepartment of Health Promotion, Maternal and Child Health, Internal and Specialized Medicine of Excellence "G. D. Alessandro" (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 127, Palermo, 90127, Italy.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAcinetobacter baumannii (Ab) is a Gram-negative opportunistic bacterium responsible for nosocomial infections or colonizations. It is considered one of the most alarming pathogens due to its multi-drug resistance and due to its mortality rate, ranging from 34 to 44,5% of hospitalized patients. The aim of the work is to create a predictive mortality model for hospitalized patient with Ab infection or colonization.

methodsA cohort of 140 sequentially hospitalized patients were randomized into a training cohort (TC) (100 patients) and a validation cohort (VC) (40 patients). Statistical bivariate analysis was performed to identify variables discriminating surviving patients from deceased ones in the TC, considering both admission time (T0) and infection detection time (T1) parameters. A custom logistic regression model was created and compared with models obtained from the "status" variable alone (Ab colonization/infection), SAPS II, and APACHE II scores. ROC curves were built to identify the best cut-off for each model.

resultsAb infection status, use of penicillin within 90 days prior to ward admission, acidosis, Glasgow Coma Scale, blood pressure, hemoglobin and use of NIV entered the logistic regression model. Our model was confirmed to have a better sensitivity (63%), specificity (85%) and accuracy (80%) than the other models.

conclusionOur predictive mortality model demonstrated to be a reliable and feasible model to predict mortality in Ab infected/colonized hospitalized patients.

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Acinetobacter baumanniiAcinetobacter InfectionsCross InfectionAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisROC CurveAcinetobacter baumanniiAcinetobacter baumannii mortalityColonizationInfectionMultidrug- resistancePredictive mortality model

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