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Impact of altered mental status on antibiotic prescribing and outcomes in hospitalized patients presenting with pyuria.
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA 2024 Februrary 19
BACKGROUND: Pyuria is non-specific and may result in over-treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). The Infectious Diseases Society of America recommends against antibiotic treatment of ASB for most patients including those presenting with altered mental status (AMS). Close observation is recommended over treatment to avoid missing alternative causes of AMS and overuse of antibiotics resulting in adverse events and resistance.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient outcomes associated with antibiotic treatment of pyuria in patients presenting with AMS at hospital admission without specific UTI symptoms. The primary objective was to compare 30-day readmission rates of patients with pyuria and AMS treated with antibiotics (AMS+Tx) versus those who were not treated (AMS-NoTx). Secondary outcomes included identifying risk factors for antibiotic treatment, comparing alternative diagnoses for AMS, and comparing safety outcomes.
METHODS: This retrospective cohort study evaluated adult patients with AMS and pyuria (10 WBC/hpf) admitted between February 1, 2020 and October 1, 2021 in a 350-bed community teaching hospital. Patients with documented urinary symptoms were excluded. Additional exclusion criteria included admission to critical care, history of renal transplant, urological surgery, co-infections, pregnancy, and neutropenia.
RESULTS: 200 patients were included (AMS+Tx, n= 162; AMS-NoTx, n=38). There was no difference in 30-day hospital readmission rate for AMS between groups (AMS+Tx 16.7% vs AMS-NoTx 23.7%, p=0.311). An alternative diagnosis of AMS occurred more frequently when antibiotics were withheld (AMS+Tx 66% vs. AMS-NoTx 86.8%, p=0.012). Urinalyses showing bacteria (OR 2.52; 95% CI, 1.11-5.731) and positive urine culture (OR 3.36; 95% CI, 1.46-7.711) were associated with antibiotic prescribing.
CONCLUSIONS: Inappropriate antibiotic use is common among hospitalized patients presenting with AMS and pyuria; however, treatment of asymptomatic pyuria did not decrease rates of subsequent readmission for AMS or retreatment of symptomatic UTI. Patients who were monitored off antibiotics had higher rates of alternative AMS diagnosis.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate patient outcomes associated with antibiotic treatment of pyuria in patients presenting with AMS at hospital admission without specific UTI symptoms. The primary objective was to compare 30-day readmission rates of patients with pyuria and AMS treated with antibiotics (AMS+Tx) versus those who were not treated (AMS-NoTx). Secondary outcomes included identifying risk factors for antibiotic treatment, comparing alternative diagnoses for AMS, and comparing safety outcomes.
METHODS: This retrospective cohort study evaluated adult patients with AMS and pyuria (10 WBC/hpf) admitted between February 1, 2020 and October 1, 2021 in a 350-bed community teaching hospital. Patients with documented urinary symptoms were excluded. Additional exclusion criteria included admission to critical care, history of renal transplant, urological surgery, co-infections, pregnancy, and neutropenia.
RESULTS: 200 patients were included (AMS+Tx, n= 162; AMS-NoTx, n=38). There was no difference in 30-day hospital readmission rate for AMS between groups (AMS+Tx 16.7% vs AMS-NoTx 23.7%, p=0.311). An alternative diagnosis of AMS occurred more frequently when antibiotics were withheld (AMS+Tx 66% vs. AMS-NoTx 86.8%, p=0.012). Urinalyses showing bacteria (OR 2.52; 95% CI, 1.11-5.731) and positive urine culture (OR 3.36; 95% CI, 1.46-7.711) were associated with antibiotic prescribing.
CONCLUSIONS: Inappropriate antibiotic use is common among hospitalized patients presenting with AMS and pyuria; however, treatment of asymptomatic pyuria did not decrease rates of subsequent readmission for AMS or retreatment of symptomatic UTI. Patients who were monitored off antibiotics had higher rates of alternative AMS diagnosis.
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