Bacteremia in patients receiving TNF-alpha antagonists – A prospective multicenter study - 01/11/13
, Florence Tubach b, c, d
, Dominique Salmon e
, Pierre Dellamonica f
, Bruno Taillan g
, Jean-Baptiste Thorel h, Philippe Marteau i
, Christian Bressot j
, Philippe Ravaud b, c, d
, Xavier Mariette k
, Olivier Lortholary a 
for the RATIO Groupl
Summary |
Objective |
TNF-alpha antagonists have changed the outcome of various chronic inflammatory diseases. Their use has spread widely and many patients receive those treatments for years. Previous reports found that the use of TNF-alpha antagonists may be associated with an increased risk of serious bacterial infections. We report 47 prospective bacteremia cases from the RATIO registry.
Methods |
A national prospective study was conducted in France between 2004 and 2007 to collect severe bacterial infections in patients receiving TNF-alpha antagonists. All reported cases of bacteremia were validated by an expert committee.
Results |
Forty-seven bacteremic episodes were reported. Staphylococcus aureus represented the most frequent causative pathogen (40%) and was mostly associated with bones and/or joints infections (68%) and with a worse outcome compared to that observed with other bacterial pathogens.
Conclusions |
Patients receiving TNF-alpha antagonists may develop bacteremia and S. aureus has to be included in the spectrum of the initial empiric antimicrobial therapy.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha antagonist, Bacteremia, Staphylococcus aureus, Rheumatoid arthritis
Abbreviations : TNF, RATIO, AFSSAPS, INSERM
Plan
Vol 67 - N° 6
P. 524-528 - décembre 2013 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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