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Mularoni A, Cona A, Campanella M, Barbera F, Medaglia AA, Cervo A, Cuscino N, Di Mento G, Graziano E, El Jalbout JD, Alduino R, Tuzzolino F, Monaco F, Cascio A, Peghin M, Gruttadauria S, Bertani A, Conaldi PG, Mikulska M, Grossi PA. Donor-derived carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections in solid organ transplant recipients: Active surveillance enhances recipient safety. Am J Transplant 2024; 24:1046-1056. [PMID: 38342183 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2024.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
Abstract
Donor-derived infections (DDIs) caused by carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB) in solid organ transplant recipients are potentially life-threatening. In this prospective study, we evaluated the incidence, factors associated with transmission, and the outcome of recipients with unexpected CR-GNB DDIs after the implementation of our local active surveillance system (LASS). LASS provides for early detection of unexpected donor CR-GNB infections, prophylaxis of recipients at high risk, and early diagnosis and treatment of DDIs. Whole genome sequencing confirmed DDI. Among 791 recipients, 38 (4.8%) were at high risk of unexpected CR-GNB DDI: 25 for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) and 13 for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB). Transmission did not occur in 27 (71%) cases, whereas DDIs occurred in 9 of 25 of CRE and 2 of 13 of CRAB cases. Incidence of CR-GNB DDI was 1.4%. Recipients of organs with CR-GNB-positive preservation fluid and liver recipients from a donor with CRE infection were at the highest risk of DDI. There was no difference in length of hospital stay or survival in patients with and without CR-GNB DDI. Our LASS contains transmission and mitigates the negative impacts of CR-GNB DDI. Under well-defined conditions, organs from donors with CR-GNB may be considered after a thorough evaluation of the risk/benefit profile.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alessandra Mularoni
- Unit of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy.
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, IRCCS-ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy; Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, AOU Policlinico 'P. Giaccone', Palermo, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy; University Hospital of Modena, Infectious Diseases Clinic, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Research, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, IRCCS-ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy; Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria-ASST-Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy; Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
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- Department of Research, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Research, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, IRCCS-ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies), Palermo, Italy
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- Infectious and Tropical Disease Unit, AOU Policlinico 'P. Giaccone', Palermo, Italy
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria-ASST-Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy
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- Department for the Treatment and Study of Abdominal Disease and Abdominal Transplantation, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, Chest Center, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Research, ISMETT-IRCCS Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy; IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria-ASST-Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy
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Barros N, Rosenblatt RE, Phipps MM, Fomin V, Mansour MK. Invasive fungal infections in liver diseases. Hepatol Commun 2023; 7:e0216. [PMID: 37639701 PMCID: PMC10462082 DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Patients with liver diseases, including decompensated cirrhosis, alcohol-associated hepatitis, and liver transplant recipients are at increased risk of acquiring invasive fungal infections (IFIs). These infections carry high morbidity and mortality. Multiple factors, including host immune dysfunction, barrier failures, malnutrition, and microbiome alterations, increase the risk of developing IFI. Candida remains the most common fungal pathogen causing IFI. However, other pathogens, including Aspergillus, Cryptococcus, Pneumocystis, and endemic mycoses, are being increasingly recognized. The diagnosis of IFIs can be ascertained by the direct observation or isolation of the pathogen (culture, histopathology, and cytopathology) or by detecting antigens, antibodies, or nucleic acid. Here, we provide an update on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of IFI in patients with liver disease and liver transplantation.
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- Nicolas Barros
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Choudhary D, Seth A, Singh S. Does machine perfusion enhance graft contamination risk? Fungal graft arteritis following normothermic machine perfusion of neonatal en-bloc kidney: A case study. Transpl Infect Dis 2023; 25:e14069. [PMID: 37222109 DOI: 10.1111/tid.14069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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- Devprakash Choudhary
- Department of Renal Transplant Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Renal Transplant Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Renal Transplant Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
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Schils R, Rampat R, Rakic JM, Crahay FX. Candida chorioretinitis in renal transplant recipient with candidemia related to contaminated organ preservation fluid: A role for dilated fundus examination in its management. IDCases 2023; 32:e01793. [PMID: 37207172 PMCID: PMC10188622 DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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Infection by Candida spp is a potentially life-threatening condition among both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients. Candida chorioretinitis can occur as a complication of candidemia and may develop into endophthalmitis if not detected and treated early, which can lead to irreversible visual loss. Here, we report on a 52-year-old diabetic woman who developed candidemia complicated by bilateral chorioretinitis following kidney transplantation. Antifungal therapy was immediately started but fundoscopic examination highlighted multiple bilateral chorioretinal lesions. Given new onset of vomiting and increased number of retinal lesions on repeat fundus examination a few weeks later, the patient underwent a positron emission tomography (PET) which revealed a mycotic arterial pseudoaneurysm at the renal graft anastomosis. It led ineluctably to transplantectomy, aneurysm flattening and vascular reconstruction a few days later. Blood cultures remained negative and fundus examination progressively showed a regression of chorioretinal lesions until their complete disappearance a few months later. Our case emphasizes the importance of a non-invasive examination which allowed to accelerate and optimize in a consequential way the management of the patient leading to her recovery after a long antifungal treatment.
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- Raphaël Schils
- Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
- Correspondence to: Avenue de l′hôpital 1, 4000, Liège, Belgium.
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- Department of Ophtalmology, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation, East Grinstead, United Kingdom
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