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. 2020 Nov 28;27(4):660–664. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.11.022

Table 1.

Comparison of clinical characteristics and outcomes of 226 patients with definite infective endocarditis treated at 26 Spanish referral centres between 14 March and April 13 2019 and 2020

2019 (n = 136) 2020 (n = 90)a p
Demographics
Age in years, median (IQR) 69.6 (60.2–79.4) 70.3 (62.5–78.2) 0.645
Male sex 88 (64.7) 59 (65.6) 0.896
Comorbidities
Charlson comorbidity index, median (IQR) 2 (1–3) 2 (1–4) 0.635
Calendar admission
From 14 March to 31 March 103 (75.7) 70 (77.8) 0.723
From 1 April to 13 April 33 (24.3) 20 (22.2)
Transferred from another hospital 45 (33.1) 30 (33.3) 0.969
Transfer from 14 March to 31 March 33/45 (73.3) 29/30 (96.7) 0.009
Transfer from 1 April to 13 April 12/45 (26.7) 1/30 (3.3)
n = 45 n = 30
Days from admission to transfer, median (IQR) 7 (2–11) 8 (2–12) 0.922
Type of IE
Native valve IE 77 (56.6) 45 (50) 0.329
Prosthetic valve IE 50 (36.8) 41 (45.6) 0.187
Intracardiac electronic device 9 (6.6) 4 (4.4) 0.492
Type of acquisition
Community acquired 94 (69.1) 62 (68.9) 0.971
Nosocomial healthcare-associated infection 30 (22.1) 17 (18.9) 0.565
Non-nosocomial healthcare-associated infection 12 (8.8) 11 (12.2) 0.408
Aetiology
Oral streptococci 31 (22.8) 20 (22.2) 0.920
Staphylococcus aureus 29 (21.3) 11 (12.2) 0.079
 MSSA 25/29 (86.2) 10/11 (90.9)
 MRSA 4/29 (13.8) 1/11 (9.1)
Enterococci 26 (19.1) 13 (14.4) 0.363
Coagulase-negative staphylococci 21 (15.4) 18 (20) 0.375
Streptococcus gallolyticus (formerly S. bovis) 6 (4.4) 5 (5.6) 0.757
HACEK group 5 (3.7) 0 0.160
Non-HACEK Gram-negative bacilli 4 (2.9) 5 (5.6) 0.489
Candida albicans 0 1 (1.1) 0.398
Otherb 13 (9.6) 9 (10) 0.913
Unknown aetiology 1 (0.7) 8 (8.9) 0.003
Performance of TEE 126 (92.7) 80 (88.9) 0.330
Local cardiac complications (some patients had >1 complication) 68 (50) 42 (46.7) 0.624
 Perivalvular abscess 35 (51.5) 22 (52.4) 0.926
 Valve perforation 25 (36.8) 13 (31) 0.533
 Pseudoaneurysm 11 (16.2) 8 (19.1) 0.699
 Fistula 7 (10.3) 3 (7.1) 0.739
 Prosthetic dehiscence 6 (8.8) 6 (14.3) 0.530
 Prosthetic leak 3 (4.4) 3 (7.1) 0.673
Peripheral emboli (some patients had embolisms in >1 location) 60 (44.1) 45 (50) 0.385
 Central nervous system 29 (50.9) 24 (54.6) 0.714
 Spleen 17 (29.8) 19 (43.2) 0.165
 Osteoarticular 13 (22.8) 8 (18.2) 0.570
 Kidney 6 (10.5) 6 (13.6) 0.632
 Lung 6 (10.5) 0 0.034
 Vessels 5 (8.8) 3 (6.8) 1
SARS-CoV-2 infection NA 11 (12.2)
Duration of antibiotic treatment, days, median (IQR)
n = 132 n = 86
Overall (n = 218)c 42 (32–48.5) 41.5 (29–46) 0.275
n = 102 n = 67
Survivors (n = 169)d 43 (36–52) 42 (34–48) 0.347
n = 102 n = 61
Survivors excluding 6 patients who received dalbavancin (N = 163) 43 (36–52) 44 (37–48) 0.752
Use of dalbavancin as continuation treatment 0 6 (6.7) 0.004
Surgery indicated according to 2015 ESC guidelines 108 (79.4) 65 (72.2) 0.212
Indications for surgery (some patients had > 1 indication)
Heart failure 54/108 (50) 32/65 (49.2) 0.922
Uncontrolled infection 49/108 (45.4) 35/65 (53.8) 0.280
Prevention of embolism 20/108 (18.5) 8/65 (12.3) 0.283
Intracardiac electronic device infection 9/108 (8.3) 4/65 (6.2) 0.769
Surgery performed, if indicated 85/108 (78.7) 42/65 (64.6) 0.042
Indications for surgery in not operated patients (some patients had > 1 indication)
Heart failure 9/23 (39.1) 9/23 (39.1) 1
Uncontrolled infection 11/23 (47.8) 15/23 (65.2) 0.234
Prevention of embolism 4/23 (17.4) 1/23 (4.3) 0.346
Intracardiac electronic device infection 2/23 (8.7) 0 0.489
Reasons for no surgery, if indicated
High-risk patient 11/23 (47.8) 12/23 (52.2) 0.768
Poor vital prognosis due to comorbidities 6/23 (26.1) 7/23 (30.4) 0.743
Good outcome without surgery 4/23 (17.4) 4/23 (17.4) 1
Patient's rejection 2/23 (8.7) 0 0.489
In-hospital mortality (n = 224)e 28/136 (20.6) 18/88 (20.4) 0.981
No indication for surgery 3/28 (10.7) 1/25 (4) 0.613
Surgery indicated and performed 16/85 (18.8) 10/42 (23.8) 0.512
Surgery indicated and not performed 9/23 (39.1) 7/21 (33.3) 0.690
N = 108 N = 70
Length of stay in survivors, days, median (IQR) (n = 178)f 41 (30–54.5) 34 (24–45) 0.018
Hospital discharge (n = 178)f
Home 66/108 (61.1) 33/70 (47.1) 0.067
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy 25/108 (23.2) 22/70 (31.4) 0.221
Transferred to the hospital from which the patient was referred 10/108 (9.3) 10/70 (14.3) 0.300
Transferred to a rehabilitation clinic 7/108 (6.5) 5/70 (7.1) 1
Control blood culture performed during follow-up (n = 166)g 78/99 (78.8) 41/67 (61.2) 0.014
n = 99 n = 67
Number of samples taken on separated days (n = 166)g 1 (1–2) 1 (0–1) <0.001
n = 108 n = 70
Duration of follow-up of survivors at hospital discharge, days, median (IQR) (n = 178)f 304.5 (216.5–368) 44.5 (28–60) <0.001
Number of patients followed-up ≥30 days (n = 178)f 104/108 (96.3) 50/70 (71.4) <0.001
Mortality during first month of follow-up (after hospital discharge) (n = 154) 10/104 (9.6) 2/50 (4) 0.339
Mortality during follow-up (after hospital discharge) (n = 178)f 13/108 (12) 3/70 (4.3) 0.077
Relapse during follow-up for survivors (n = 169)d 2/102 (2)h 3/67 (4.5)i 0.386

Data are expressed as n (%) or median (IQR) as appropriate. IQR, interquartile range; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; HACEK, Haemophilus spp., Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella spp.; TEE, transoesophageal echocardiogram; NA, not applicable.

a

One patient in the series had been reported in a previous article [3].

b

2019: Gemella morbillorum in 3, Corynebacterium striatum in 2, Aerococcus sanguinicola in 1, Bartonella henselae 1, Coxiela burnetii in 1, Finegoldia magna in 1, Ganulicatella adicens in 1, Lactococcus garviae in 1, Rothia dentocariosa in 1, Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus in 1.2020: Abiotrophia defectiva in 2, Cutibacterium acnes in 2, Aerococcus urinae in 1, Lactobacillus jensenii in 1, Paenibacillu pabuli in 1, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus hominis in 1, and Streptococcus gallolyticus and Streptococcus oralis in 1.

c

Eight patients were not included in the analysis. 2019: 2 with suppressive treatment (a native IE due to S. oralis with local cardiac complications not operated due to patient rejection, and an intracardiac device infection due to E. faecalis not operated due to high surgical risk), and 2 still on treatment due to infective endocarditis caused due to B. henselae and C. burnetii, respectively. 2020: 4 with suppressive treatment (a native IE due to S. gordonii with local cardiac complications not operated due to high surgical risk, a prosthetic IE due to S. gallolyticus with local cardiac complications not operated due to comorbidities, a prosthetic IE due to S. epidermidis with local cardiac complications not operated due to comorbidities, and a prosthetic IE due to E. coli not operated due to favourable outcome with medical treatment).

d

Fifty-seven patients were excluded from the analysis. 2019: 30 who died during infective endocarditis antimicrobial treatment (28 during hospitalization and 2 after discharge), 2 who underwent suppressive treatment, and 2 were still on treatment for infective endocarditis caused by B. henselae and C. burnetii, respectively. 2020: 19 who died during infective endocarditis antimicrobial treatment (18 during hospitalization and 1 after discharge) and 4 who underwent suppressive treatment.

e

Two patients from the 2020 period were not included because they had not been discharged at the time of the analysis.

f

Forty-eight patients were excluded from the analysis. 2019: 28 patients who died during hospitalization. 2020: 18 patients who died during hospitalization and 2 patients who had finished endocarditis treatment but were still hospitalized were not included in the analysis.

g

Sixty patients were excluded from the analysis: 2019: 28 patients who died during hospitalization, 3 patients from which it was not possible to obtain this information, 2 who underwent suppressive treatment, 2 who died after discharge during endocarditis treatment, 1 patient with C. burnetii endocarditis, and 1 patient with B. henselae endocarditis. 2020: 18 patients who died during hospitalization, 4 who underwent suppressive treatment, and 1 who died after discharge during endocarditis treatment.

h

One relapse 151 days after antimicrobial treatment (an operated S. epidermidis prosthetic endocarditis) and one relapse 27 days after antimicrobial treatment (an A. sanguinicola native endocarditis not operated although indicated).

i

One relapse 42 days after finishing antimicrobial treatment (an operated P. aeruginosa prosthetic endocarditis), one relapse 37 days after finishing antimicrobial treatment (an operated E. faecalis native endocarditis), and one relapse 16 days after finishing antimicrobial treatment (a prosthetic endocarditis due to S. epidermidis with surgical indication but not operated due to comorbidities).