Clinical characteristics of bacteremia caused by Haemophilus and Aggregatibacter species and antimicrobial susceptibilities of the isolates

Background/purpose: This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of bacteremia caused by Haemophilus and Aggregatibacter species in patients who were treated at a medical center between 2006 and 2018. Methods: Haemophilus and Aggregatibacter isolates were identified up to the species level using Bruker Biotyper MALDI-TOF analysis and ancillary 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis (in case of ambiguity). Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with bacteremia caused by these organisms were evaluated. Results: Sixty-five Haemophilus and Aggregatibacter species isolates causing bacteremia were identified from nonduplicated patients, including 51 (78.5%) Haemophilus influenzae, 6 (9.2%) Haemophilus parainfluenzae, 1 (1.5%) Haemophilus haemolyticus, 3 (4.6%) A. aphrophilus, and 4 (6.2%) A. segnis. Hospital mortality was observed in 18 (28.1%) of 64 patients with bacteremia caused by Haemophilus (n = 57) and Aggregatibacter species (n = 7). The majority of patients with bacteremia had community-acquired disease with low severity. The average Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score was low (4.4 +/- 4.7). But, a higher SOFA score (adjusted odds ratio 2.5, 95% confidence interval 1.22-5.12; P = 0.01) was an independent factor predicting poor 7-day clinical outcomes in patients with community-acquired H. influenzae bacteremia (n = 39). Conclusions: The overall hospital mortality of 28.1% was observed among patients with bacteremia due to Haemophilus and Aggregatibacter species. A higher SOFA score was and independent predictor of poor 7-day clinical outcomes in patients with community-acquired H. influenzae bacteremia. Copyright (C) 2020, Taiwan Society of Microbiology. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC.

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This study investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of bacteremia caused by Haemophilus and Aggregatibacter species in patients treated at a medical center between 2006 and 2018. The results showed that the majority of patients with bacteremia had community-acquired disease, with a higher Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score being an independent predictor of poor 7-day clinical outcomes in patients with community-acquired H. influenzae bacteremia.