Prognosis of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus spp., a retrospective multi-site study to assess the impact of antibiotic treatment duration
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES(2024)
Abstract
Purpose The duration of antibiotic treatment for prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Streptococcus spp. is largely based on clinical observations and expert opinion rather than empirical studies. Here we assess the impact of a shorter antibiotic duration. Objectives To assess the impact of antibiotic treatment duration for streptococcal prosthetic valve endocarditis on 12-month mortality as well as subsequent morbidity resulting in additional cardiac surgical interventions, and rates of relapse and reinfection. Methods This retrospective multisite ( N = 3) study examines two decades of data on patients with streptococcal prosthetic valve endocarditis receiving either 4 or 6 weeks of antibiotics. Overall mortality, relapse, and reinfection rates were also assessed for the entire available follow-up period. Results The sample includes 121 patients (median age 72 years, IQR [53; 81]). The majority (74%, 89/121) received a ß-lactam antibiotic combined with aminoglycoside in 74% (89/121, median bi-therapy 5 days [1; 14]). Twenty-eight patients underwent surgery guided by ESC-guidelines (23%). The 12-month mortality rate was not significantly affected by antibiotic duration (4/40, 10% in the 4-week group vs 3/81, 3.7% in the 6-week group, p =0.34) or aminoglycoside usage ( p =0.1). Similarly, there were no significant differences between the 2 treatment groups for secondary surgical procedures (7/40 vs 21/81, p =0.42), relapse or reinfection (1/40 vs 2/81 and 2/40 vs 5/81 respectively). Conclusions Our study found no increased adverse outcomes associated with a 4-week antibiotic duration compared to the recommended 6-week regimen. Further randomized trials are needed to ascertain the optimal duration of treatment for streptococcal endocarditis. Graphical abstract
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Key words
Infective endocarditis,Streptococcus,Prosthetic valve,Treatment duration
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