Risk factors for 30-Day mortality and the role of empirical therapy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infections.

Purpose: P. aeruginosa bloodstream infections (BSIs) represent one of the most common conditions associated with increased healthcare costs, prolonged hospitalization and high attributable mortality. The primary objective of our study was to investigate all-cause 30-day mortality associated with P....

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Published in:Infection Vol. 53; no. 5; pp. 2243 - 2257
Main Authors: Geremia, Nicholas, Giovagnorio, Federico, Vena, Antonio, Corcione, Silvia, Giannella, Maddalena, Pinna, Simone Mornese, Giovannenze, Francesca, Pascale, Renato, Bavaro, Davide Fiore, Brusasco, Beatrice, Scaglione, Vincenzo, Mikulska, Malgorzata, Vassia, Veronica, Merli, Marco, Giacobbe, Daniele Roberto, Marino, Andrea, Accurso, Giuseppe, Pagani, Gabriele, Faliero, Domenico, Fumarola, Benedetta
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Published: Springer Nature Oct2025
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          Geremia, Nicholas
          Giovagnorio, Federico
          Vena, Antonio
          Corcione, Silvia
          Giannella, Maddalena
          Pinna, Simone Mornese
          Giovannenze, Francesca
          Pascale, Renato
          Bavaro, Davide Fiore
          Brusasco, Beatrice
          Scaglione, Vincenzo
          Mikulska, Malgorzata
          Vassia, Veronica
          Merli, Marco
          Giacobbe, Daniele Roberto
          Marino, Andrea
          Accurso, Giuseppe
          Pagani, Gabriele
          Faliero, Domenico
          Fumarola, Benedetta
        affil: https://ror.org/040d6j646 Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine, Ospedale "Dell'Angelo", Venice, Italy
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          Mortality Risk Factors
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          Pseudomonas Infections Mortality
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          Pseudomonas Infections Prognosis
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      ab: Purpose: P. aeruginosa bloodstream infections (BSIs) represent one of the most common conditions associated with increased healthcare costs, prolonged hospitalization and high attributable mortality. The primary objective of our study was to investigate all-cause 30-day mortality associated with P. aeruginosa BSIs. Methods: We conducted a multicenter, retrospective cohort study in 14 Italian hospitals, including all consecutive patients with P. aeruginosa BSIs from January 2021 to December 2022. We included all patients who were ≥ 18 years old with P. aeruginosa BSIs treated for at least 48 h with an anti-Pseudomonal antibiotic regimen that was sensitive in vitro. Results: Six hundred and thirty-nine P. aeruginosa BSIs were collected from participating centers. After applying the exclusion criteria, 511 BSIs remain. The median age was 68.0 (IQR 57.0–77.0). Three hundred and forty (66.5%) patients were male. One hundred eight (21.1%) patients experienced in-hospital 30-day mortality. Most BSIs were caused by susceptible strains of P. aeruginosa (474 isolates, 92.8%). At the multivariate logistic regression analysis, older age [1.03 (1.01–1.05), p = 0.003], presence of sepsis [OR 2.75 (1.43–5.27), p = 0.002], presence of septic shock [6.53 (3.33–12.80), p < 0.001] and high-risk infections [OR 2.74 (1.36–5.49), p = 0.005] were associated with the worst outcome. The combination of empirical therapy [OR 0.39 (0.16–0.96), p = 0.04] was the only variable associated with improved survival. Conclusion: Appropriate empirical therapy with two in vitro active molecules was beneficial in terms of all-cause 30-day mortality, especially in patients with severe clinical presentations, such as septic shock and high-risk infections.
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