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Heudorf U, Stalla K. Use of antibiotics in long-term care facilities for the elderly in Germany - point prevalence as a possible first step for data-based antibiotic stewardship. GMS HYGIENE AND INFECTION CONTROL 2024; 19:Doc17. [PMID: 38766635 PMCID: PMC11099351 DOI: 10.3205/dgkh000472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Introduction In Germany, hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and outpatient surgery facilities are required by law to perform antibiotic-consumption surveillance. Established IT programs are available for recording the defined daily doses. These do not exist for long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Antibiotic stewardship is also recommended for LTCFs. In view of the lack of IT solutions for consumption surveillance, this study investigated whether point prevalence studies could be a suitable basis for a data-based antibiotic stewardship program in LTCFs. Method In May 2023, 18 elderly-care facilities in Berlin, Germany, participated in a point prevalence survey on antibiotic consumption according to the established HALT (healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities) method. The number of residents present and their risk factors (including the use of catheters and antibiotic therapy) were recorded. The results were compared with comparable data from previous surveys in LTCFs in Berlin, Germany as well as with the HALT data for Europe as a whole and for Germany. Results On the day of the survey, 2040 residents were present, 7.7% of whom bore a urinary catheter and 0.5% a vascular catheter. 0.2% of the residents had a port access, 0.4% a dialysis catheter and one resident (0.05%) a tracheostoma. Twenty-seven (1.3%) residents were receiving an antibiotic on the day of the survey. Of these, 29.6% had a urinary tract catheter. 63.0% of the antibiotics were given for a urinary tract infection, 14.8% for a respiratory tract infection and 11.1% for a wound/soft tissue infection. The overall prevalence of antibiotics was in the range of previous surveys from Germany (1.2-2.4%) and significantly lower than in the Europe-wide HALT survey overall (4.3-4.5%). Discussion The survey showed low use of antibiotics in the LTCFs in comparison with Europe-wide surveys. The time required was less than 2 hours for a 100-bed facility. Until appropriate IT programs to determine the defined daily doses are also available for LTCFs, such easy-to-perform and standardized point-prevalence surveys - if repeated several times a year - can be a suitable method for recording the use of antibiotics in nursing homes for the elderly.
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- Ursel Heudorf
- Institute for Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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Sipos M, Farcas A, Leucuta DC, Bucsa C, Huruba M, Mogosan C. Second-Generation Cephalosporins-Associated Drug-Induced Liver Disease: A Study in VigiBase with a Focus on the Elderly. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14050441. [PMID: 34067178 PMCID: PMC8151124 DOI: 10.3390/ph14050441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: The objective of this study was to characterize individual case safety reports (ICSRs) and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) related to second-generation cephalosporins and resulting in hepatobiliary disorders, in VigiBase, WHO global database. Methods: All second-generation cephalosporins hepatobiliary ADRs reported up to July 2019 were included. Characteristic of cephalosporins and ADRs, aside from disproportionality data were evaluated. Results: A total of 1343 ICSRs containing 1585 ADRs were analyzed. Cefuroxime was suspected to have caused hepatobiliary disorders in most cases—in 38% of adults and in 35% of elderly. Abnormal hepatic function was the most frequent ADR, followed by jaundice and hepatitis. For 49% of the ADRs reported in the elderly and 51% in the adult population, the outcome was favorable, with fatal outcome for 2% of the adults and 10% of the elderly. Higher proportional reporting ration (PRR) values were reported in the elderly for cefotetan-associated jaundice, cefuroxime-associated acute hepatitis and hepatitis cholestatic as well as for cefotiam and cefmetazole-associated liver disorder. Conclusion: Hepatobiliary ADRs were reported for 2nd generation cephalosporins, with over 50% of cases in adults, without gender differences. Cholestatic hepatitis was predominately reported in the elderly and this category was more prone to specific hepatic reactions.
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- Mariana Sipos
- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Physiopathology, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (M.S.); (M.H.); (C.M.)
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- Drug Information Research Center, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +40-724238587
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- Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Drug Information Research Center, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Physiopathology, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (M.S.); (M.H.); (C.M.)
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Physiopathology, Faculty of Pharmacy, “Iuliu Haţieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (M.S.); (M.H.); (C.M.)
- Drug Information Research Center, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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Schiek S, Ranft D, Truckenbrod C, Dürrbeck A, Chaberny I, Rodloff A, Lübbert C, Bertsche T. [Antibiotics Stewardship Team Recommendations - An Analysis under Routine Conditions in a University Hospital]. DAS GESUNDHEITSWESEN 2021; 84:503-509. [PMID: 33915578 DOI: 10.1055/a-1471-5311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIM To evaluate recommendations of an antibiotic stewardship (ABS) team during routine weekly visits and to analyse their implementation and reasons for non-implementation by the ward physicians. METHODS Multiprofessional ABS Rounds (members: infectiology, microbiology, pharmacy and hospital epidemiology) were accompanied by an observer in nine intensive and peripheral wards of a university hospital (1451 beds) for eight weeks. The recommendations of the ABS team were prospectively analysed, and when these were not implemented, ward physicians in charge were asked to give reasons for non-implementation. RESULTS A total of 262 patients were visited in the course of 359 ABS visits. A median of four physicians and one pharmacist (Q25/Q75: 4/6) participated in the ABS rounds. In 177/359 (49%) of visits, at least one recommendation for anti-infective therapy was given; the total number of recommendations made was 210. The most frequent (38%, 80/210) recommendations were related to the prescribed therapy duration. The more different the professional groups participating in the ABS rounds, the larger was the number of recommendations given (p=0.016; odds ratio=1.018 (1.003-1.033)). 62/210 (30%) of the ABS recommendations were not implemented by the ward physicians in charge. The most frequent reason (32%: 20/62) for this was the deliberate decision by the physicians to deviate from the recommended therapy. CONCLUSIONS The high recommendation rate of 50% demonstrates the need for optimizing therapy by the ABS teams in routine practice. The larger the number of different specialists participating in single visits, the larger was the number of recommendations. Reasons for the lack of implementations need to be critically examined by both the ABS team and the ward physicians in charge.
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- Susanne Schiek
- Abteilung für Klinische Pharmazie, Institut für Pharmazie, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.,Zentrum für Arzneimittelsicherheit, Universität und Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Arzneimittelsicherheit, Universität und Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.,Apotheke, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.,Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Klinische Pharmazie, Institut für Pharmazie, Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.,Zentrum für Arzneimittelsicherheit, Universität und Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.,Apotheke, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Arzneimittelsicherheit, Universität und Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.,Apotheke, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.,Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Institut für Hygiene, Krankenhaushygiene und Umweltmedizin, Universitatsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.,Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Infektionsepidemiologie, Universitatsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.,Bereich Infektiologie und Tropenmedizin, Medizinische Klinik 2 (Onkologie, Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Pneumologie und Infektiologie), Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Infektionsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.,Bereich Infektiologie und Tropenmedizin, Medizinische Klinik 2 (Onkologie, Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Pneumologie und Infektiologie), Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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Heudorf U, Berres M, Schmehl C, Steul K. Antibiotic consumption surveillance in rehabilitation facilities - a new task according to § 23 of the German Infection Protection Act. Data from rehabilitation facilities in the Rhine-Main area, 2016-2018. GMS HYGIENE AND INFECTION CONTROL 2020; 15:Doc30. [PMID: 33299743 PMCID: PMC7709149 DOI: 10.3205/dgkh000365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Background: Multidrug-resistant pathogens are a major health problem in many countries. In Germany, in accordance with the German Antibiotic Resistance Strategy (DART), the surveillance of antibiotic consumption in acute care hospitals and rehabilitation facilities was made mandatory by the Infection Protection Act in 2011 and 2017. Whereas comparable reference data for acute care hospitals are available, such data is lacking for rehabilitation facilities. Therefore, the Rhine-Main network on MDRO (Multi Drug Resistant Organisms) has offered to evaluate the antibiotic consumption of the network's rehabilitation facilities. Antimicrobial consumption (if possible already given as daily defined doses, DDD) and patient days from 2016-2018 were requested. Materials and methods: By October 31, 2019, nine clinics, including a facility for early neurological rehabilitation, reported their consumption of antibiotics (mostly already as DDD) and patient days from 2016-2018. The information from the clinics was entered in an Excel table and the DDD calculated if necessary. In order to compare the facilities, the DDD/100 patient days (pd) were calculated for the individual active substances. Results: Antibiotic consumption in general rehabilitation facilities decreased slightly from 4.8 DDD/100 pd to 4.4 DDD/100 pd from 2016 to 2018. In early neurological rehabilitation, antibiotic consumption increased from 10.2 DDD/100 pd to 13.1 DDD/100 pd in the same period. Among the most commonly used antibiotics, cefuroxime came first, followed by ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin in third place. Discussion: To our knowledge, this is the first antimicrobial consumption data from rehabilitation facilities in Germany. Antibiotic consumption in general rehabilitation facilities is less than 10% of the consumption in normal/regular wards of acute care clinics, and the consumption in neurological early rehabilitation was approximately 10% of the consumption in intensive care wards within acute care clinics. Reserve or broad-spectrum antibiotics were rarely or not used at all in the rehabilitation facilities. Despite this overall positive situation, antibiotic stewardship should also be introduced in rehabilitation facilities, possibly with the support of the regional MDRO networks.
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- Ursel Heudorf
- MDRO Network Rhine-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany,*To whom correspondence should be addressed: Ursel Heudorf, MDRO Network Rhine-Main, Breite Gasse 28, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Phone: 0049 6921248884, E-mail:
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- MDRO Network Rhine-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- MDRO Network Rhine-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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