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SIDP – Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Program Antimicrobial Stewardship and Microbiology: Focus on Rapid Diagnostic Tests
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Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Program
Antimicrobial Stewardship and Microbiology: F R id Di ti T tFocus on Rapid Diagnostic Tests
Karri A. Bauer, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID)Specialty Practice Pharmacist Infectious DiseasesThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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Objectives
Discuss the various rapid diagnostic technologiesEvaluate the use of rapid diagnostic technologiesEvaluate the use of rapid diagnostic technologies on patient outcomesDetermine considerations during the preimplementation, implementation, and postimplementation phases of rapid diagnostic technologies
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Patient Case
62 year old male presented to the ED with cc of night sweatsHPI: 3 day history of generalized fatigue feversHPI: 3 day history of generalized fatigue, fevers and night sweats and nauseaPMH: HTN, HLD, DM2Physician Exam:
Vitals: Temp 102.1°F, HR 110, BP 120/70, RR 20, 98% on RA
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98% on RABlood cultures obtained prior to initiation of vancomycin + piperacillin/tazobactam
General Principles
Basic MicrobiologyDirect examinationCulture/Gram stainCulture/Gram stainRapid biochemical testsAntibody and antigen detection
Average time to deliver antimicrobial susceptibility testing results to a physician is 40 hoursNumerous studies have demonstrated the impact of inappropriate antimicrobial therapy on mortality
Kerremans JJ, Verboom P, Stijnen T, et al. Rapid identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing reduce antibiotic use and accelerate pathogen-directed antibiotic use. J. Antimicrob Chemother 2008;61:428-435.
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Dilemma with Conventional Methods
Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Gram stain provides limited information. Cannot tell the species
Empiric Rx Broad-spectrum Rx Targeted Rx
Conventional Dx
PositiveBlood Culture
Gram Stain
Conventional Species ID
Blood Draw
Culture is too slow
Clinicians can’t wait an additional 1-3 days to treat the infectionLeads to inappropriate and ineffective therapy for some patients and unnecessarily therapy for others
Introduction
New advances in RDTs provide collaborative opportunities for antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs)programs (ASPs)Enhance functions of clinical microbiology laboratories
Provide accurate organism identification Timely antimicrobial susceptibility testing data
RDTs benefit the individual patient but also pincrease the effectiveness of ASPs
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Day 0 Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
Conventional/New Timeline
Empiric Rx Broad-spectrum Rx Targeted Rx
Conventional Dx
PositiveBlood Culture
Gram Stain
Conventional Species ID
Blood Draw
Positive• Rapid and accurate results on day 1
PositiveBlood Culture
Blood Draw
Species ID
Targeted RxEmpiric Rx
Gram Stain• Supports decisions for appropriate and
targeted therapy 1-3 days earlier than conventional methods
Rapid Diagnostic Technologies
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Fluorescently labeled probe with primersAmplify target DNA
C bi lifi ti d d t ti i t 1Combines amplification and detection into 1 process
Roche Molecular System’s LightCycler SeptiFastMecABD GeneOhm’s Cdiff assayCepheid’s C. difficile assay
Multiplex PCR
Fluorescently labeled prove with > 1 set of primersSimultaneous detection of multiple organismsSimultaneous detection of multiple organisms and resistant makers
BD GeneOhm’s Staph SR assayCepheid’s Xpert MRSA/SA blood culture and C.difficile/Epi assaysBioFire Diagnostics’ FilmArray
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Nanoparticle Probe
Nucleic acid extraction and PCR amplificationHybridization of target DNA to capture oligonucleotides on a microarrayoligonucleotides on a microarraySignal amplification of hybridized probes provides an automated analysis
Nanosphere’s Verigene blood culture Gram-positive and Gram-negative
Verigene Gram Positive Blood Culture (BC-GP) Test
Available Test Panels
Species GenusSpecies GenusStaphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus spp.
Staphylococcus epidermidis Streptococcus spp.
Staphylococcus lugdunensis Micrococcus spp.
Streptococcus anginosus Listeria spp.
Streptococcus agalactiae ResistanceStreptococcus pneumoniae mecA
Streptococcus pyogenes vanA
Enterococcus faecalis vanB
Enterococcus faecium
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Verigene Gram Negative Blood Culture (BC-GN) Test
Available Test Panels
Species GenusSpecies GenusEscherichia coli Acinetobacter spp.
Klebsiella pneumoniae Citrobacter spp.
Klebsiella oxytoca Enterobacter spp.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Proteus spp.
Resistance
CTX-M KPC
NDM VIM
IMP OXA
FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel
Available Test PanelsGram-Positive Gram-Negative
Enterococcus Acinetobacter baumannii
Listeria monocytogenes Haemophilus influenzae
Staphylococcus aureus Neisseria meningitidis
Streptococcus agalactiae Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Streptococcus pneumoniae Enterobacter cloacae
Streptococcus pyogenes Escherichia coli
Streptococcus pyogenes Klebsiella oxytoca
Enterococcus faecalis Klebsiella pneumoniae
Enterococcus faecium Proteus spp.
Serratia marcescens
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Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (PNA FISH)
Synthetic oligonucleotide fluorescence-labeled probesNeutral charge of the synthetic molecule allows rapidNeutral charge of the synthetic molecule allows rapid hybridization to species-specific ribosomal RNAFluorescence is detected using a fluorescence microscopeQuickFISH (AdvanDx)Requires less setup timeq pFaster turnaround time
90 minutes-20 minutes from positive blood cultures
PNA FISH
S. aureus Coagulase-negative staph Negative
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Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Time-of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF)
Mass spectrometry results in ionization and disintegration of a target moleculedisintegration of a target moleculeMass/charge ratio of the resulting fragments is analyzed to produce a molecular signature
Provides a profile or fingerprint of the organismAnalyze thousands of samples/day from a variety of sourcesy
R id Di ti T h l i dRapid Diagnostic Technologies andAntimicrobial Stewardship
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Staphylococcus aureus
S. aureus infections constitute a tremendous burdenS aureus bacteremia requires promptS. aureus bacteremia requires prompt microbiological diagnosis and antibiotic administrationVancomycin is often used empirically Use of antistaphylococcal -lactams have demonstrated superior clinical outcomesdemonstrated superior clinical outcomes compared to vancomycin for MSSA infections
Available RDTsOrganism Detection
time, hTechnology Manufacturer Batching CLIA
DesignationTrade Name
SA, CoNS 0.3 PNA QuickFISH AdvanDx No High S.aureus/CoNS PNA QuickFISH
MRSA 0 1 Immunochromatography Alere No Moderate Alere PBP2aMRSA 0.1 Immunochromatography AlereScarborough, Inc.
No Moderate Alere PBP2a Culture Colony Test
S. aureus 0.2 Immunochromatography AlereScarborough, Inc.
No Not rated BinaxNOWS. aureus
MSSA, MRSA
20-26 Chromogenic medium BD No High BBLCHROMagarMRSA II
MRSA 2 PCR Roche Diagnostics
Yes High LightCyclerMRSA
MSSA, 2 Multiplex PCR BD GeneOhm Yes High BD GeneOhmMRSA, CoNS
gStaph SR
MSSA, MRSA, CoNS
1 Multiplex PCR Cepheid No Moderate XpertMRSA/SA BC
S. aureus, S.epidermidis
1 Multiplex Nanosphere No Moderate VerigeneBC-GP
MALDI-TOF MS and FilmArray can also be used.
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mecA Gene Testing and Intervention
Carver PL, Lin S-W, DePestel DD, et al. Impact of mecA gene testing and intervention by infectious diseases clinical pharmacists on time to optimal antimicrobial therapy for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia at a university hospital. JClin Micro 2008;46:2381-2383.
Drug Therapy for Patients with MSSA Bacteremia
Parta M, Goebel M, Thomas J, et al. Impact of an assay that enables rapid determination of Staphylococcus species and their drug susceptibility on the treatment of patients with positive blood culture results. Infect Control HospEpidemiol 2010;31(10):1043-1048.
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Time to Antibiotic Switch
10
12
3.6
10
4.54
6
8
10
Day
s
PreinterventionPostintervention
p=0.02
p=0.15
2
0
2
MSSA MRSABauer KA, West JE, Balada-Llasat JM, et al. An antimicrobial stewardship program’s impact with rapid polymerase chain reaction methicillin Staphylococcus aureus/S. aureus blood culture in patients with S. aureus bacteremia. ClinInfect Dis 2010;51(9):1074-1080.
RDT and Stewardship Intervention-Hospital Costs
$69,73770 000
80,000
$48,350
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
p=0.02
0
10,000
20,000
Preintervention PostinterventionBauer KA, West JE, Balada-Llasat JM, et al. An antimicrobial stewardship program’s impact with rapid polymerase chain reaction methicillin Staphylococcus aureus/S. aureus blood culture in patients with S. aureus bacteremia. ClinInfect Dis 2010;51(9):1074-1080.
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Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci spp.
Often considered a contaminantMultiple positive blood cultures require therapyClinicians often determine the positive blood cultures to represent contamination
ASP PharmD Interventions for CoNS Using Rapid PCR
Preintervention Postintervention
P
Discontinuation of antistaphyloccalantibiotics, hours
57.7 25.7 0.005
Total antibiotic exposure, days
97.6 54.1 0.011
Infection-related LOS, days
10 5.5 0.018
Infection-related costs $28,973 $20,635 0.144Initiated vancomycin 7 (21%)
Wong JR, Bauer KA, Mangino JE, Goff DA. Antimicrobial stewardship pharmacist interventions for coagulase-negative staphylococci positive blood cultures using rapid polymerase chain reaction. Ann Pharmacother 2012; 46(11): 1484-1490.
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Assessment of PNA FISH CoNS in the Absence of Stewardship Intervention
Holtzman C, Whitney D, Barlam T, et al. Assessment of impact of peptide nucleic acid fluorescence in situhybridization of rapid identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci in the absence of antimicrobial stewardship intervention. J Clin Micro 2011;49(4):1581-1582.
Enterococci spp.
3rd most commonly isolated healthcare-associated organismIntrinsically resistant to many antibioticsMay acquire additional resistant determinantsVRE bacteremia associated with suboptimal patient outcomesEmpiric therapy includes vancomycin, p py y ,daptomycin, or linezolid
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Available RDTs
Organism Detectio Technology Manufactur Batchin CLSI TradeOrganism Detection time, h
Technology Manufacturer
Batching
CLSIDesignation
TradeName
E. faecalis, E. faecium
0.5 PNA QuickFISH AdvanDx No High Enterococcus faecalis/OE PNA QuickFISH
E. faecalis, E. faecium(also detects VRE)
2.5 Multiplex PCR Nanosphere No Moderate Verigene BC-GP
MALDI TOF MS and FilmArray can also be usedMALDI-TOF MS and FilmArray can also be used.
PNA FISH for Enterococcal Bactermia
404550
45%
10152025303540
PreinterventionPostintervention
26%
0 001
p=0.04
05
10
Time to therapy (days) 30-day mortality (%)
1.33.1p<0.001
Forrest GN, Roghmann MC, Toombs LS, et al. Peptide nucleic acid fluorescent in situ hybridization for hospital-acquired enterococcal bacteremia: delivering earlier effective antimicrobial therapy. AntimicrobAgents Chemother 2008;52:3558-3563.
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Gram-Negative Organisms
Top healthcare prioritySuboptimal patient outcomes
I d LOS t lit d h lth tIncreased LOS, mortality, and healthcare costsIncreased number are multidrug-resistantLimited treatment options
Available RDTs
Organism Detection time, h
Technology Manufacturer
Batching
CLSI Designation
Trade Name
E. coli, K. pneumoniae, K.
t P
2.5 Multiplex PCR Nanosphere No Moderate Verigene BC-GN
oxytoca, P.aeruginosa, S. marcescens, Acinetobacterspp., Proteusspp., Citrobacterspp., Enterobacterspp.
E. coli, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae
0.5 PNA QuickFISH AdvanDx No High GNR Traffic Light PNA QuickFISHs
E coli K 1 Multiplex PCR BioFire Yes Moderate FilmArrayE. coli, K.pneumoniae, K. oxytoca, P. aeruginosa, A. baumannii,Enterobacterspp., Proteus spp, S.marcescens, H influenzae, N. meningitidis
1 Multiplex PCR BioFireDiagnostics
Yes Moderate FilmArraySystem and Panels
MALDI-TOF MS can also be used.
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PNA FISH
Distinguishes P. aeruginosa from E. coli or K.pneumoniae after the recognition of Gram-negative bacilli of positive blood culturesProvides a key opportunity for stewardship programs to deescalate therapy
Combination therapyAntipseudomonal therapy
Integrating Rapid Pathogen Identification and ASP
Length of Stay and Cost Outcomes in Survivors
Outcome Preintervention cohort Intervention cohort POutcome Preintervention cohort Intervention cohort P
Hospital LOS 11.9 ± 9.3 9.3 ± 7.6 .01
Hospital LOS after BSI onset
9.9 ± 7.1 8.1 ± 6.4 .01
ICU LOS 7.3 ± 8.5 6.3 ± 8.7 .05
ICU LOS after BSI onset
6.1 ± 6 4.9 ± 6.7 .09
Total hospital costs
$45,709 ± $61,806 $26,162 ± $28,996 .009
Perez KK, Olsen RJ, Musick WL, et al. Integrating rapid pathogen identification and antimicrobial stewardship significantly decreases hospital costs. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2013;137(9):1247-1254.
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Impact of Rapid Organism Identification Using MALDI-TOF
25 20 30-Day All-Cause Mortality Length of Stay
20.3%
12.7%
5
10
15
20
% o
f Pat
ient
s
14.2
11.4
5
10
15
Day
s
p=0.021 p=0.0661
0
5
Preintervention Intervention 0
Preintervention Intervention
Huang AM, Newton D, Kunapuli A. et al. Impact of rapid organism identification via matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight combined with antimicrobial stewardship team intervention in adult patients with bacteremia and candidemia. Clin Infect Dis 2013;57(9):1237-1245.
Impact of MALDI-TOF and ASP Intervention in Patients with A. baumannii Infections
9075 77.7
2836.6
2030405060708090
Hou
rs
PreinterventionIntervention
p=<0.01 p=<0.01
01020
Time to effective therapy Time to effective therapy > 0
Wenzler E, Goff DA, Mangino JE, Reed EE, Wehr A, Bauer KA. Impact of rapid identification of Acinetobacterbaumannii via matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) and antimicrobial stewardship intervention in patient with pneumonia and/or bacteremia. European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Barcelona, Spain May 2014.
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Candida spp.
4th most most common cause of nosocomial bloodstream infectionsTime to positive blood culture and speciesTime to positive blood culture and species identification can take several days Increase in the amount of time to effective antifungal therapy and hospital mortality
RDTs for Candida spp.
Rapid diagnostic
Candida species detected
Date test is performed
Sensitivity Specificity
Positive predictive
valuevalueT2Candidaassay
C. albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. krusei, C. glabrata, C. tropicalis
Day of blood culture
98% 98% 91%
MALDI-TOF MS
All Day of yeast identification
94% 100% 94%
PNA-FISH C. albicans, C. parapsilosis, C. glabrata, C. krusei,
Day of yeast identification
98% 98% 99%
C. tropicalis
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T2 Candida Assay
Magnetic resonance (MR)PCR Hybridization of DNA Probe-decorated nanoparticles Nanosphere microclusters p pLarge changes in sample’s T2MR signalIdentifies 5 species of CandidaDirectly from whole blood
Limits of detection-1 CFU/mLRapid results
3 hours3 hours98% positive agreement and 100% negative agreement
Impact of PNA FISH on Mortality and Hospital Costs
Clinical and Economic OutcomesClinical and Economic OutcomesOutcome No PNA FISH PNA FISH P
Time to appropriate therapy, days
6.2 2.3 <0.001
All cause mortality 26.8% 7.7% 0.14
ICU mortality 41.7% 5.9% 0.02
Cost avoidance > $2.2 million/year
Gamage DC, Olson DP, Stickell LH. Significant decreases in mortality and hospital costs after laboratory testing with PNA FISH. In: 51st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Chicago, IL, September 2011.
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Community Hospital Experienced with PNA FISH
C. glabrata All yeastLength of stay (LOS) costs• Daily LOS cost per patient
LOS t i / ti t$2,607
$33 891$2,607
$15 642• LOS cost savings/patient• Patients with LOS Reduction
$33,89111
$15,64221
Total LOS cost savings $372,801 $328,482
C. albicans/C. glabrataPNA FISH Costs
$7,790 $7,790
Net benefit to hospital per patient $34,261 $15,769
Net benefit to hospital per day $2,635 $2,628
Annual net benefit to hospital $196,633 $172,774ua et be e t to osp ta $ 96,633 $ ,
• Length of time between yeast detection in blood culture and identification to the species level was decreased significantly (p=0.001)
• For patients with candidemia caused by C. glabrata, LOS decreased significantly (p=0.008) and significant difference in time to appropriate antifungal therapy (p=0.03)
Rush T, Verma P. Do rapid results with the C. albicans/C. glabrata PNA FISH assay have an impact on patient management? A community hospital experience. In: 111th Annual ASM Meeting, New Orleans, LA 21-24 May 2011:2563.
Candidemia-Time to Positivity
162 patients with candidemia58 ± 17 yearsAverage time to yeast identification 2 2 ± 1 3 daysAverage time to yeast identification 2.2 ± 1.3 daysAverage time to start antifungal therapy 3.5 ± 2.1 days
Candida Species Time to PositivityDays (mean ± SD)
C. albicans 1.7 ± 1.0C glabrata 2 6 ± 1 5C. glabrata 2.6 ± 1.5C. tropicals 1.4 ± 1.1C. parapsilosis 2.2 ± 0.89
Aitken SL, Beyda ND, Shah DN, et al. Clinical practice patterns in hospitalized patients at risk for invasive candidiasis: role of antifungal stewardship programs in the era of rapid diagnostics. Annals of Pharmacotherapy2014;48(6): 683-690.
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Time to Antifungal Initiation-Comparison of RDTs
33.5
4 er
apy
0.6±0.2
2.5±1.4 2.6±1.3
00.5
1 1.5
2 2.5
3
Day
s to
initi
atio
n of
th
0 T2Candida MALDI TOF MS PNA FISH
D
Rapid Diagnostic Test Use of T2Candida on the day of the blood culture resulted in 3136 to 6078 fewer doses of echinocandins annually per 5000 patients
Aitken SL, Beyda ND, Shah DN, et al. Clinical practice patterns in hospitalized patients at risk for invasive candidiasis: role of antifungal stewardship programs in the era of rapid diagnostics. Annals of Pharmacotherapy2014;48(6): 683-690.
Clostridium difficile
Increasingly challenging infection Increases in severity of disease, clinical failure, and recurrencesand recurrences
Epidemiology has changedNAP1/BI/027
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Available RDTs
Detectiontime, h
Technology
Manufacturer Batching Automated
CLSIDesignation
Trade Name
1 LAMP Meridian Yes Yes Moderate Illumigene1 LAMP Meridian Bioscience
Yes Yes Moderate IllumigeneC. difficile
2 PCR BD GeneOhm Yes Yes Not rated BD GeneOhmCdiffAssay
0.5 MultiplexPCR
Cepheid No Yes Moderate XpertC. difficile
0.75 Multiplex Cepheid No Yes Moderate Xpert0 5 u t p ePCR
Cep e d o es ode ate pe tC.difficile/Epi
3 PCR Gen-Probe Prodesse
Yes Yes Not rated ProGastroCd Assay
Important Considerations
PCR technology is more sensitiveRate of positive tests can more than double
I t t t d t di l t ff d h it lImportant to educate medical staff and hospital administrationImplement strict criteria for testing
> 3 unformed watery stools in a 24-hour periodFormed stool rejected unless lab notified of ileusSamples should not be sent as test of curep
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Preimplementation
DO YOUR HOMEWORK-BEST DATA IS YOUR OWN DATAOrganisms
PrevalenceProblematicReportable
Timing of resultsReal-timeBatch
Sensitivity/specificityPurchase/leasePhysical spaceComplexityResources for clinical and economic outcomes
Implementation
EducationTimingTiming
Real timeBatch
Communication of resultsPharmacist/physician resourcesPharmacist/physician rolePharmacist/physician roleIntervention documentation/acceptance rate
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Postimplementation
WorkflowEducationDocumentation/Justification
Time to effective/optimal therapyTime to discontinuation or de-escalationTime to ID consultRepeat blood cultures30-day readmissionyLength of stayHospital cost of infectionHospital cost
Conclusions
Collaboration between microbiology and stewardship will continue to growI ti t h lInnovative technology
Game of speedMicrobiologist and stewardship justification
Clinically and economically