Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Feb 16;72(4):611-621. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa061.
Ceftazidime-avibactam has in vitro activity against some carbapenem-resistant gram-negative infections (GNIs), and therefore may be a useful alternative to more toxic antibiotics such as colistin. Understanding ceftazidime-avibactam uptake and usage patterns would inform hospital formularies, stewardship, and antibiotic development.
A retrospective cohort study assessed inpatient encounters in the Vizient database. Ceftazidime-avibactam and colistin administrations were categorized into presumed empiric (3 consecutive days of therapy or less with qualifying exclusions) versus targeted therapy (≥4 consecutive days of therapy) for presumed carbapenem-resistant GNIs. Quarterly percentage change (QPC) using modified Poisson regression and relative change in frequency of targeted ceftazidime-avibactam to colistin encounters was calculated. Factors associated with preferentially receiving targeted ceftazidime-avibactam versus colistin were identified using generalized estimating equations.
Between 2015 quarter (q) 1 and 2017q4, ceftazidime-avibactam was administered 21 215 times across 1901 encounters. Inpatient prescriptions for ceftazidime-avibactam increased from 0.44/10 000 hospitalizations in 2015q1 to 7.7/10 000 in 2017q4 (QPC, +11%; 95% CI, 10-13%; P < .01), while conversely colistin prescriptions decreased quarterly by 5% (95% CI, 4-6%; P < .01). Ceftazidime-avibactam therapy was categorized as empiric 25% of the time, targeted 65% of the time, and indeterminate 10% of the time. Patients with chronic kidney disease were twice as likely to receive targeted ceftazidime-avibactam versus colistin (RR, 2.02; 95% CI, 1.82-2.25), whereas those on dialysis were less likely to receive ceftazidime-avibactam than colistin (RR, 0.71; 95% CI, .61-.83).
Since approval in 2015, ceftazidime-avibactam use has grown for presumed carbapenem-resistant GNIs, while colistin has correspondingly declined. Renal function drove the choice between ceftazidime-avibactam and colistin as targeted therapy.
头孢他啶-阿维巴坦对一些耐碳青霉烯类革兰氏阴性菌感染(GNIs)具有体外活性,因此可能是多粘菌素等毒性更大的抗生素的有用替代品。了解头孢他啶-阿维巴坦的摄取和使用模式将为医院处方、管理和抗生素开发提供信息。
一项回顾性队列研究评估了 Vizient 数据库中的住院患者。头孢他啶-阿维巴坦和多粘菌素的给药分为经验性治疗(3 天或更短的连续治疗,有资格排除)与目标治疗(≥4 天的连续治疗),用于疑似耐碳青霉烯类 GNIs。使用修正泊松回归计算每季度百分比变化(QPC)和目标治疗头孢他啶-阿维巴坦与多粘菌素治疗的频率相对变化。使用广义估计方程确定优先接受目标治疗头孢他啶-阿维巴坦与多粘菌素的相关因素。
在 2015 年第 1 季度至 2017 年第 4 季度期间,1901 例患者中有 21215 次接受了头孢他啶-阿维巴坦治疗。住院患者的头孢他啶-阿维巴坦处方从 2015 年第 1 季度的每 10000 例住院患者 0.44 例增加到 2017 年第 4 季度的 7.7 例(QPC,+11%;95%CI,10-13%;P<.01),而多粘菌素处方则呈季度递减趋势,降幅为 5%(95%CI,4-6%;P<.01)。头孢他啶-阿维巴坦治疗被归类为经验性治疗的比例为 25%,目标治疗的比例为 65%,不确定的比例为 10%。患有慢性肾脏病的患者接受目标治疗头孢他啶-阿维巴坦的可能性是接受多粘菌素的两倍(RR,2.02;95%CI,1.82-2.25),而接受透析治疗的患者接受头孢他啶-阿维巴坦治疗的可能性低于多粘菌素(RR,0.71;95%CI,0.61-0.83)。
自 2015 年批准以来,头孢他啶-阿维巴坦的使用量一直在增加,用于治疗疑似耐碳青霉烯类 GNIs,而多粘菌素的使用量则相应减少。肾功能是头孢他啶-阿维巴坦和多粘菌素作为目标治疗选择的决定因素。