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Publication Excess burden of antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections: evidence from a multicentre retrospective cohort study in Chile, 2018–2022(2024) Allel, Kasim; Peters, Anne Sophie; Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan; Spencer-Sandino, Maria; Conejeros, Jose; Garcia, Patricia; Pouwels, Koen B.; Yakob, Laith; Munita, Jose M.; Undurraga, Eduardo A.Background Antibiotic-resistant bloodstream infections (ARB BSI) cause an enormous disease and economic burden. We assessed the impact of ARB BSI caused by high- and critical-priority pathogens in hospitalised Chilean patients compared to BSI caused by susceptible bacteria. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study from 2018 to 2022 in three Chilean hospitals and measured the association of ARB BSI with in-hospital mortality, length of hospitalisation (LOS), and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. We focused on BSI caused by Acinetobacter baumannii, Enterobacterales, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus species, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We addressed confounding using propensity scores, inverse probability weighting, and multivariate regressions. We stratified by community- and hospital-acquired BSI and assessed total hospital and productivity costs. Findings We studied 1218 adult patients experiencing 1349 BSI episodes, with 47.3% attributed to ARB. Predominant pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus (33% Methicillin-resistant ‘MRSA’), Enterobacterales (50% Carbapenem-resistant ‘CRE’), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (65% Carbapenem-resistant ‘CRPA’). Approximately 80% of BSI were hospital-acquired. ARB was associated with extended LOS (incidence risk ratio IRR = 1.14, 95% CI = 1.05–1.24), increased ICU admissions (odds ratio OR = 1.25; 1.07–1.46), and higher mortality (OR = 1.42, 1.20–1.68) following index blood culture across all BSI episodes. In-hospital mortality risk, adjusted for time-varying and fixed confounders, was 1.35-fold higher (1.16–1.58) for ARB patients, with higher hazard ratios for hospital-acquired MRSA and CRE at 1.37 and 1.48, respectively. Using a societal perspective and a 5% discount rate, we estimated excess costs for ARB at $12,600 per patient, with an estimated annual excess burden of 2270 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and $9.6 (5.0–16.4) million. Interpretation It is urgent to develop and implement interventions to reduce the burden of ARB BSIs, particularly from MRSA and CRE.Item Longitudinal assessment of SARS-CoV-2 IgG seroconversionamong front-line healthcare workers during the first wave of the Covid 19 pandemic at a tertiary-care hospital in Chile(2021) Iruretagoyena, Mirentxu; Vial, Macarena; Spencer-Sandino, Maria; Gaete, Pablo; Peters, Anne; Delgado, Iris; Perez, Inia; Calderón, Claudia; Porte, Lorena; Legarraga, Paulette; Anderson, Alicia; Aguilera, Ximena; Vial, Pablo; Weitzel, Thomas; Munita, JoséBackground: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at high risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Cross-sectional studies have provided variable rates of seroprevalence in HCWs. Longitudinal assessments of the serological response to Covid 19 among HCWs are crucial to understanding the risk of infection and changes in antibody titers over time. We aimed to investigate seroprevalence and risk factors associated with seroconversion in a prospective cohort of HCWs during the peak of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: We conducted a longitudinal study among 446 front-line HCWsin a tertiary-care hospital in Chile from April to July 2020. IgG was determined monthly using two different ELISAs in serum samples of HCWs, during the three-month period. In each visit, demographic data, symptoms, risk factors, and exposure risks were also assessed. Results: The overall seroprevalence at the end of the study period was 24% (95% CI20.2–28.3), with 43% of seropositive HCWs reporting no prior symptoms. Seroconversion rates significantly differed over the study period, from 2.1% to as high as 8.8% at the peak of the epidemic. There were no statistically significant differences observed between HCWs in direct clinical care of patients with Covid-19 and those working in low risk areas. Antibody titers appeared to wane over time. Conclusions: HCWs were severely affected with a high rate of seroconversion that appeared to mirror the local epidemiological situation. A significant amount of participants underwent an asymptomatic infection, highlighting the need for improved surveillance policies. Antibody titers appear to wane over time; further studies to understand this finding’s impact on the risk of reinfection are warrantedItem Selective digestive decontamination with oral colistin plus gentamicin for persistent bacteraemia caused by non-carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neutropenic patient(2021) Spencer-Sandino, Maria; Riquelme-Neira, Roberto; Shropshire, William C.; Dinh, An Q.; González-Rocha, Gerardo; González-Muñoz, Paulina; Vera-Leiva, Alejandra; Araos, Rafael; Hanson, Blake; Arias, Cesar A; Munita, JoséCarbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKp) have become an increasing public health problem worldwide. While most CRKp around the world harbour a carbapenemase enzyme, the clinical relevance of non-carbapenemase-producing CRKp (non-CP-CRKp) is increasingly recognized. Selective digestive decontamination (SDD) has been proven successful as a decolonization strategy for patients colonized with Gram-negatives in the ICU. However, it is not regularly used to treat invasive infections.