Prior use of antibiotics and immunosuppression are risk factors for fracture-related infection during the COVID-19 pandemic period: a Brazilian prospective cohort study.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
; 23(1): 535, 2022 Jun 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1951167
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Little is known about the role of COVID-19 pandemic period on the epidemiology of fracture-related infection (FRI). The present study summarizes the changes in the prevalence, microbiology, and risk factors of FRI during this period.METHODS:
A prospective single-center cohort study assessed in the setting of COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021), clinical, microbiological aspects, and independent risk factors (RF) of FRI. RFs were estimated by bivariate and multivariable analyses using prevalence ratio (PR) with significance at P < 0.05. Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to evaluate treatment outcomes.RESULTS:
Overall, 132 patients were analyzed, with patients with age over 65 years accounting 65.1%. FRI was diagnosed in 21(15.9%) patients. Independent RFs for FRI were recent and preoperative use of systemic antibiotics (PR 7.0, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 2.2 - 22.4, p = 0.001) and cancer (PR 9.8, 95% CI 2.0 - 48.8, p = 0.005). Cultures yielded Gram-negative bacteria in 77.8%, 33.3% were MDR.CONCLUSIONS:
We found higher rates of FRI, predominating in the elderly with closed femoral fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior use of antibiotics and immunosuppression conditions were independent factor for FRI. Our outcomes provide evidence to avoid the empirical use of antibiotics prior to surgery for fracture stabilization.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Fractures, Bone
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
Journal subject:
Physiology
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Orthopedics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12891-022-05493-5
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