Results of antibiotic susceptibility testing do not influence clinical outcome in children with cystic fibrosis.
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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Patients with CF experience pulmonary exacerbations. These are often initially empirically treated with intravenous antibiotics, with antibiotic choice refined after susceptibility testing.Methods
We completed a 5-year retrospective review of children attending the Paediatric CF Unit, Nottingham. The respiratory sampling, antibiotic prescribing and susceptibility testing guidance were audited. Episodes were classified according to the concordance between the antibiotics prescribed and antibiotic susceptibility testing.Results
Of 52 patients who had previously isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 103 antibiotic courses were commenced that coincided with an isolation of P. aeruginosa. P. aeruginosa was fully susceptible, partially susceptible or fully resistant on 33%, 44.7% or 16.5% of occasions respectively. The antibiotic prescriptions were never changed following antibiotic susceptibility testing. We found no association between change in FEV(1) (p=0.54), change in BMI (p=0.12) or time to next exacerbation (p=0.66) and concordance between antibiotic susceptibility and the antibiotics administered.Conclusion
This study contributes to mounting evidence questioning the utility of routine antibiotic susceptibility testing.
SUBMITTER: Hurley MN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3382712 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Results of antibiotic susceptibility testing do not influence clinical outcome in children with cystic fibrosis.
Hurley M N MN Ariff A H Amin AH Bertenshaw C C Bhatt J J Smyth A R AR
Journal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society 20120320 4
<h4>Introduction</h4>Patients with CF experience pulmonary exacerbations. These are often initially empirically treated with intravenous antibiotics, with antibiotic choice refined after susceptibility testing.<h4>Methods</h4>We completed a 5-year retrospective review of children attending the Paediatric CF Unit, Nottingham. The respiratory sampling, antibiotic prescribing and susceptibility testing guidance were audited. Episodes were classified according to the concordance between the antibiot ...[more]
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