A randomised controlled trial of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDITOF-MS) versus conventional microbiological methods for identifying pathogens: Impact on optimal antimicrobial therapy of invasive bacterial and fungal infections in Vietnam - 11/05/19

Highlights |
• | MALDITOF MS provided more rapid identification of invasive bacterial and fungal pathogens than conventional microbiology. |
• | MALDITOF MS did not increase the proportion of patients on optimal therapy at 24 or 48 hours after positive culture. |
• | MALDITOF MS did not increase the proportion of patients receiving adequate therapy at 24 hours after positive culture. |
• | The most common reason for therapy being sub-optimal was use of overly broad spectrum or unnecessary multiple antibiotics. |
Summary |
Objectives |
We assessed the impact of MALDITOF-MS on the timeliness of optimal antimicrobial therapy through a parallel-arm randomised controlled trial in two hospitals in Vietnam.
Methods |
We recruited patients with a pathogen (bacterial or fungal) cultured from a normally sterile sample. Samples were randomly assigned (1:1) to identification by MALDITOF-MS or conventional diagnostics. The primary outcome was the proportion on optimal antimicrobial therapy within 24 h of positive culture, determined by a blinded independent review committee. Trial registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02306330).
Results |
Among 1005 randomised patients, pathogens were isolated from 628 (326 intervention, 302 control), with 377 excluded as likely contaminants or discharged/died before positive culture. Most isolates were cultured from blood (421/628, 67.0%). The proportion receiving optimal antimicrobial therapy within 24 h (the primary outcome) or 48 h of growth was not significantly different between MALDITOF-MS and control arms (135/326, 41.4% vs 120/302, 39.7%; Adjusted Odds ration (AOR) 1.17, p = 0.40 and 151/326, 46.3% vs 141/302, 46.7%; AOR 1.05 p = 0.79, respectively).
Conclusions |
MALDITOF-MS, in the absence of an antimicrobial stewardship programme, did not improve the proportion on optimal antimicrobial therapy at 24 or 48 h after first growth in a lower-middle income setting with high rates of antibiotic resistance.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry, Microbiological techniques, Bacteraemia, Antibacterial agents, Vietnam
Plan
Vol 78 - N° 6
P. 454-460 - juin 2019 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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