Mortality from invasive pneumococcal pneumonia in the era of antibiotic resistance, 1995-1997
DR Feikin, A Schuchat, M Kolczak, NL Barrett, LH Harrison, L Lefkowitz, A McGeer, MM Farley, DJ Vugia, C Lexau, KR Stefonek, JE Patterson and JH Jorgensen
Respiratory Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga. 30333, USA.
OBJECTIVES: This study examined epidemiologic factors affecting mortality
from pneumococcal pneumonia in 1995 through 1997. METHODS: Persons residing
in a surveillance area who had community-acquired pneumonia requiring
hospitalization and Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from a sterile site
were included in the analysis. Factors affecting mortality were evaluated
in univariate and multivariate analyses. The number of deaths from
pneumococcal pneumonia requiring hospitalization in the United States in
1996 was estimated. RESULTS: Of 5837 cases, 12% were fatal. Increased
mortality was associated with older age, underlying disease. Asian race,
and residence in Toronto/Peel, Ontario. When these factors were controlled
for, increased mortality was not associated with resistance to penicillin
or cefotaxime. However, when deaths during the first 4 hospital days were
excluded, mortality was significantly associated with penicillin minimum
inhibitory concentrations of 4.0 or higher and cefotaxime minimum
inhibitory concentrations of 2.0 or higher. In 1996, about 7000 to 12,500
deaths occurred in the United States from pneumococcal pneumonia requiring
hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: Older age and underlying disease remain the
most important factors influencing death from pneumococcal pneumonia.
Mortality was not elevated in most infections with beta-lactam-resistant
pneumococci.
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