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Epidemiology of geriatric infections and factors affecting mortality

Geriatrik enfeksiyonların epidemiyolojisi ve mortaliteye etkili faktörler

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Infections with resistant microorganisms and drug-drug interactions due to multiple drug use should be taken into consideration in empirical antibiotic treatment of these patients.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: Infection is one of the common reasons requiring hospitalization in geriatric patients.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: Patients aged ≥65, who were followed up in the infectious diseases ward of the 500-bed training and research hospital, between January 2016 and December 2018, were included in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Infections with resistant microorganisms and drug-drug interactions due to multiple drug use should be taken into consideration in empirical antibiotic treatment of these patients.
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Objective: Infection is one of the common reasons requiring hospitalization in geriatric patients. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the epidemiology, clinical and laboratory findings, and factors affecting mortality in inpatient geriatric infections. Methods: Patients aged ≥65, who were followed up in the infectious diseases ward of the 500-bed training and research hospital, between January 2016 and December 2018, were included in the study. Demographic data such as age, sex, comorbidity, number of drugs used, source of infection of the patients were recorded. Clinical and laboratory data of the survivors and nonsurvivors, and results of the cultures were recorded. Factors affecting mortality were also evaluated. Results: Two hundred and five patients were included in the study. The mean age of the patients was 75.06 ± 7.33 and 117 (57%) of them were female. Fifty six (27.3%) of the infections were healthcare releated. Ninety-five percent of the patients had at least one comorbidity. The most common comorbidities were hypertension, malignancy, diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease. Eigthy-six point five percent of the patients were using at least one drug. The mean number of drugs used by the patients was 3.8 ± 2.86. The most common diagnoses of the patients were pneumonia (37%), urinary system infection (30.7%), and soft tissue infection (19.5%). Forty-nine point seven percent of the patients had used antibiotics and 35.6% had been hospitalized at least once during the last three months Chronic kidney failure, healthcare-associated infection, a need to change in the initial antibiotic treatment and the need for intensive care were found to be risk factors for mortality. Conclusion: Physiological effects of aging and comorbidities predispose to infection in elderly patients, resulting with frequent antibiotic use and hospitalization. Infections with resistant microorganisms and drug-drug interactions due to multiple drug use should be taken into consideration in empirical antibiotic treatment of these patients.

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Amaç: Geriatrik hastalarda, enfeksiyon hastaneye yatmayı gerektiren en önemli nedenlerden biridir. Bu çalışmada 65 yaş ve üstü hastalarda hastanede yatarak tedavi gerektiren enfeksiyon hastalıklarının epidemiyolojisi, klinik ve laboratuar bulguları ve mortaliteye etkili faktörlerin araştırılması amaçlandı. Yöntem: Beş yüz yataklı eğitim ve araştırma hastanesi enfeksiyon hastalıkları kliniğinde, Ocak 2016-Aralık 2018 tarihleri arasında takip edilen, 65 yaş ve üstündeki hastalar çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların yaş, cins, komorbidite, kullandığı ilaç sayısı, enfeksiyonun kaynağı gibi demografik veriler kaydedildi. Ölen ve sağ kalan hastaların klinik ve laboratuar verileri, üreme olmuşsa kültür sonuçları kaydedildi. Mortaliteye etkili faktörler değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Çalışmamıza 205 hasta dahil edildi. Hastaların yaş ortalaması 75.06±7.33 idi ve hastaların 117’si (57%) kadındı. Enfeksiyonların 56’sı (27.3%) sağlık bakımı ile ilişkili idi. Hastaların %95.1’inin en az bir komorbiditesi vardı. En sık görülen komorbiditeler hipertansiyon, malignite, diabetes mellitus ve koroner arter hastalığı idi. Hastalardan %86,5’i en az bir ilaç kullanmakta idi. Hastaların sürekli kullandığı ilaç sayısı ortalama 3.8±2.86 adet idi. Hastaların en sık yatış tanıları pnömoni (%37), üriner sistem enfeksiyonu (%30,7) ve yumuşak doku enfeksiyonu (%19,5) idi. Hastaların %49,7’si son üç ayda antibiyotik kullanmıştı ve %35,6’sı en az bir defa hastanede yatarak tedavi görmüştü. Kronik böbrek yetmezliği olması, sağlık bakımı ile ilişkili enfeksiyon, başlanan antibiyotik tedavisinde değişiklik yapılması ve yoğun bakım ihtiyacı olması mortalite açısından risk faktörü olarak bulundu. Sonuç: Yaşlı hastalarda yaşlanmanın fizyolojik etkileri ve eşlik eden hastalıklar enfeksiyona zemin hazırlamakta, buna bağlı olarak da sık antibiyotik kullanımı ve hastanede yatış görülmektedir. Bu hastalarda ampirik antibiyotik tedavisinde dirençli enfeksiyon etkenleri göz önünde bulundurulmalı, fakat çoklu ilaç kullanımı nedeniyle ilaç-ilaç etkileşimi olabileceği de göz önünde bulundurulmalıdır.

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ÇEKEN, S., MERT, D., TOROS, G. Y., KOLUKISA, Y., GEDİK, H., İSKENDER, G., ERTEK, M. (2021). Epidemiology of geriatric infections and factors affecting mortality. Türk Hijyen ve Deneysel Biyoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 78 - Sayı: 4, 545–554. https://ajindex.com/articles/417074

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