Control of infectious mortality due to carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplant. 2017 Jan;52(1):114-119. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2016.234. Epub 2016 Sep 26.

Abstract

Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) infections are an emerging cause of death after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). In allogeneic transplants, mortality rate may rise up to 60%. We retrospectively evaluated 540 patients receiving a transplant from an auto- or an allogeneic source between January 2011 and October 2015. After an Institutional increase in the prevalence of KPC-Kp bloodstream infections (BSI) in June 2012, from July 2012, 366 consecutive patients received the following preventive measures: (i) weekly rectal swabs for surveillance; (ii) contact precautions in carriers (iii) early-targeted therapy in neutropenic febrile carriers. Molecular typing identified KPC-Kp clone ST512 as the main clone responsible for colonization, BSI and outbreaks. After the introduction of these preventive measures, the cumulative incidence of KPC-Kp BSI (P=0.01) and septic shocks (P=0.01) at 1 year after HSCT was significantly reduced. KPC-Kp infection-mortality dropped from 62.5% (pre-intervention) to 16.6% (post-intervention). Day 100 transplant-related mortality and KPC-Kp infection-related mortality after allogeneic HSCT were reduced from 22% to 10% (P=0.001) and from 4% to 1% (P=0.04), respectively. None of the pre-HSCT carriers was excluded from transplant. These results suggest that active surveillance, contact precautions and early-targeted therapies, may efficiently control KPC-Kp spread and related mortality even after allogeneic HSCT.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Allografts
  • Autografts
  • Bacterial Proteins / biosynthesis*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hematologic Neoplasms* / mortality
  • Hematologic Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections* / genetics
  • Klebsiella Infections* / mortality
  • Klebsiella Infections* / therapy
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae* / genetics
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae* / metabolism
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae* / pathogenicity
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Shock, Septic* / genetics
  • Shock, Septic* / mortality
  • Shock, Septic* / therapy
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • beta-Lactamases
  • carbapenemase