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Taniguchi T, Tsuha S, Shiiki S, Narita M, Teruya M, Hachiman T, Kogachi N. High yield of blood cultures in the etiologic diagnosis of cellulitis, erysipelas, and cutaneous abscess in elderly patients. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022; 9:ofac317. [PMID: 35899281 PMCID: PMC9310324 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Cellulitis is a common disease in the elderly, and detecting etiologic organisms with blood cultures is difficult because of the low positive rate and occasional skin contamination. Therefore, routine blood cultures are not recommended for uncomplicated cellulitis. However, it is unclear whether blood culture collection for the diagnosis of cellulitis in elderly patients is useful. Methods This single hospital–based observational study was performed between April 2012 and March 2015 in Okinawa, Japan. All enrolled patients were aged 15 years or older and admitted to the Division of Infectious Diseases with suspected cellulitis, erysipelas, and cutaneous abscess. Two routine sets of blood cultures were obtained. Results Two hundred and twenty-one patients were enrolled. The median age was 77 years. The proportion of bacteremia was 21.7% for all patients (48/221), 8.5% (4/47) for those <65 years, and 25.3% (44/174) for those ≥65 years old (P = .013). The skin contamination rate was 0.9% (2/221). The most common pathogen was Streptococcus dysgalactiae (62.5%). Gram-negative bacteremia not susceptible to cefazolin was detected in 8.3%. Cefazolin and ampicillin were the first- and second-most commonly used therapies. Anti–methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus therapy was required in 3.6% of patients. In addition to age and severe infection, shaking chills and white blood count ≥13 000 cells/µL were independent risk factors of bacteremia. Conclusions Two routine sets of blood cultures are recommended for the precise diagnosis and appropriate treatment of cellulitis in elderly patients, especially in patients with shaking chills or leukocytosis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tomohiro Taniguchi
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Okinawa Chubu Hospital , 281 Miyazato, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2293 , Japan
- Division of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital , 1-5-54 Ujinakanda, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8530 , Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Okinawa Chubu Hospital , 281 Miyazato, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2293 , Japan
- Division of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Sakibana Hospital , 1-3-30 Nozomino, Izumi, Osaka 594-1105 , Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Okinawa Chubu Hospital , 281 Miyazato, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2293 , Japan
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Okinawa Chubu Hospital , 281 Miyazato, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2293 , Japan
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Okinawa Nanbu Medical Center and Children's Medical Center, Arakawa 118-1, Haebaru-cho, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa 901-1193 , Japan
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Okinawa Chubu Hospital , 281 Miyazato, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2293 , Japan
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Okinawa Chubu Hospital , 281 Miyazato, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2293 , Japan
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- Microbiology Laboratory, Okinawa Chubu Hospital , 281 Miyazato, Uruma, Okinawa 904-2293 , Japan
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Nakama R, Shingaki A, Miyazato H, Higa R, Nagamoto C, Hamamoto K, Ueda S, Hachiman T, Touma Y, Miyagi K, Kawahara R, Toyosato T, Hirai I. Current status of extended spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Proteus mirabilis in Okinawa prefecture, Japan. J Infect Chemother 2016; 22:281-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiac.2016.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kunii D, Shimoji M, Nakama S, Ikebe M, Hachiman T, Sato I, Tamaki A, Yamazaki K, Aniya Y. Purification of liver serine protease which activates microsomal glutathione S-transferase: possible involvement of hepsin. Biol Pharm Bull 2006; 29:868-74. [PMID: 16651711 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.29.868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rat liver microsomal glutathione S-transferase (MGST1) is known to be activated by trypsin, however, it has not been clarified whether MGST1 is activated by a protease present in liver. In the present study we purified the MGST1 activating protease from liver microsomes and finally identified that the protease is hepsin, a type II transmembrane serine protease. When the protease was incubated with the purified MGST1 or liposomal MGST1 at 4 degrees C, MGST1 activity was increased 3-4.5 fold after 3-6 d. In electrophoretic and immunoblot analyses after the incubation of MGST1 with the protease MGST1 dimer and its degraded fragment were detected. These results suggest that the rat liver microsomal hepsin functions as MGST1 activating/degrading enzyme.
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- Daisuke Kunii
- Laboratory of Functional and Molecular Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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