Environmental contamination related to SARS-CoV-2 in ICU patients

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is a primary global concern, and data are lacking concerning risk of novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) environmental contamination. Objective To identify risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination in COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods A prospective single centre 1-day study was carried out in an ICU. Four surfaces (the ventilator control screen, the control buttons of the syringe pump, the bed rails and the computer table located >1 m away from the patient) were systematically swabbed at least 8 h after any cleaning process. We analysed clinical, microbiological and radiological data to identify risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 environmental contamination. Results 40% of ICU patients were found to contaminate their environment. No particular trend emerged regarding the type of surface contaminated. Modality of oxygen support (high-flow nasal cannula oxygenation, invasive mechanical ventilation, standard oxygen mask) was not associated with the risk of environmental contamination. Univariate analysis showed that lymphopenia <0.7×10 9 ·L −1 was associated with environmental contamination. Conclusion Despite small sample size, our study generated surprising results. Modality of oxygen support is not associated with risk of environmental contamination. Further studies are needed

Routes of SARS-Cov2 transmission in the Intensive Care Unit: A multicentric prospective study

International audienceThe risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission to health care workers in intensive care units (ICU) and the contribution of airborne and fomites to SARS-CoV-2 transmission remain unclear. To assess the rate of air and surface contamination and identify risk factors associated with this contamination in patients admitted to the ICU for acute respiratory failure due to SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.Methods: Prospective multicentric non-interventional study conducted from June 2020 to November 2020 in 3 French ICUs. For each enrolled patient, 3 predefined surfaces were swabbed, 2 air samples at 1m and 3m from the patient’s mouth and face masks of 3 health care workers (HCW) were collected within the first 48 hours of SARS-CoV-2 positive PCR in a respiratory sample. Droplet digital PCR and quantitative PCR were performed on different samples, respectively.Results: Among 150 included patients, 5 (3.6%, 95%CI: 1.2% to 8.2%) had positive ddPCR on air samples at 1 meter or 3 meters. Seventy-one patients (53.3%, CI95%: 44.5% to 62.0%) had at least one surface positive. Face masks worn by HCW were positive in 6 patients (4.4%, CI: 1.6% to 9.4%). The threshold of RT-qPCR of the respiratory sample performed at inclusion (odds ratio, OR= 0.88, 95%CI: 0.83 to 0.93, p&lt;0.0001) and the presence of diarrhea (OR= 3.28, 95%CI: 1.09 to 9.88, p=0.037) were significantly associated with the number of contaminated surfaces.Conclusion: In this study, including patients admitted to the ICU for acute respiratory failure « contact route » of transmission, i.e. through fomites, seems dominant. While presence of SARS-CoV-2 in the air is rare in this specific population, the presence of diarrhea is associated with surface contamination around Covid

Evaluation of ceftolozane-tazobactam susceptibility on a French nationwide collection of Enterobacterales

International audienceObjectives: Ceftolozane-tazobactam (C/T) proved its efficacy for the treatment of infections caused by non-carbapenemase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales. Here, we aimed to provide susceptibility data on large series of Enterobacterales since the revision of EUCAST categorization breakpoints in 2020.Methods: First, C/T susceptibility was determined on characterized Enterobacterales resistant to 3rd generation cephalosporins (3GC) (ESBL production or different levels of AmpC overexpression) (n=213) and carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) (n=259) including 170 carbapenemase producers (CPE). Then, 1,632 consecutive clinical Enterobacterales responsible for infection were prospectively collected in 23 French hospitals. C/T susceptibility was determined by Etest® (biomérieux) and broth microdilution (BMD) (Sensititre™, Thermo Scientific) to perform method comparison.Results: Within the collection isolates, 88% of 3GC resistant strains were susceptible to C/T, with important variation depending on the resistance mechanism: 93% vs 13% susceptibility for CTX-M and SHV-ESBL producers, respectively. Only 20% of the CRE were susceptible to C/T. Among CPE, 80 % of OXA-48-like producers were susceptible to C/T, whereas all metallo-β-lactamase producers were resistant. The prospective study revealed that 95.6% of clinical isolates were susceptible to C/T. Method comparison performed on these 1,632 clinical isolates demonstrated 99 % of categorization agreement between MIC to C/T determined by Etest® compared to BMD (reference) and only 74% of essential agreement.Conclusion: Overall, C/T showed good activity against wild-type Enterobacterales, AmpC producers and ESBL-producing E. coli but is less active against ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae and CRE. Etest® led to an underestimation of the MICs in comparison to BMD

Evaluation of ceftolozane-tazobactam susceptibility on a French nationwide collection of Enterobacterales

International audienceObjectives: Ceftolozane-tazobactam (C/T) proved its efficacy for the treatment of infections caused by non-carbapenemase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales. Here, we aimed to provide susceptibility data on large series of Enterobacterales since the revision of EUCAST categorization breakpoints in 2020.Methods: First, C/T susceptibility was determined on characterized Enterobacterales resistant to 3rd generation cephalosporins (3GC) (ESBL production or different levels of AmpC overexpression) (n=213) and carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) (n=259) including 170 carbapenemase producers (CPE). Then, 1,632 consecutive clinical Enterobacterales responsible for infection were prospectively collected in 23 French hospitals. C/T susceptibility was determined by Etest® (biomérieux) and broth microdilution (BMD) (Sensititre™, Thermo Scientific) to perform method comparison.Results: Within the collection isolates, 88% of 3GC resistant strains were susceptible to C/T, with important variation depending on the resistance mechanism: 93% vs 13% susceptibility for CTX-M and SHV-ESBL producers, respectively. Only 20% of the CRE were susceptible to C/T. Among CPE, 80 % of OXA-48-like producers were susceptible to C/T, whereas all metallo-β-lactamase producers were resistant. The prospective study revealed that 95.6% of clinical isolates were susceptible to C/T. Method comparison performed on these 1,632 clinical isolates demonstrated 99 % of categorization agreement between MIC to C/T determined by Etest® compared to BMD (reference) and only 74% of essential agreement.Conclusion: Overall, C/T showed good activity against wild-type Enterobacterales, AmpC producers and ESBL-producing E. coli but is less active against ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae and CRE. Etest® led to an underestimation of the MICs in comparison to BMD

Evaluation of ceftolozane-tazobactam susceptibility on a French nationwide collection of Enterobacterales

International audienceObjectives: Ceftolozane-tazobactam (C/T) proved its efficacy for the treatment of infections caused by non-carbapenemase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales. Here, we aimed to provide susceptibility data on large series of Enterobacterales since the revision of EUCAST categorization breakpoints in 2020.Methods: First, C/T susceptibility was determined on characterized Enterobacterales resistant to 3rd generation cephalosporins (3GC) (ESBL production or different levels of AmpC overexpression) (n=213) and carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) (n=259) including 170 carbapenemase producers (CPE). Then, 1,632 consecutive clinical Enterobacterales responsible for infection were prospectively collected in 23 French hospitals. C/T susceptibility was determined by Etest® (biomérieux) and broth microdilution (BMD) (Sensititre™, Thermo Scientific) to perform method comparison.Results: Within the collection isolates, 88% of 3GC resistant strains were susceptible to C/T, with important variation depending on the resistance mechanism: 93% vs 13% susceptibility for CTX-M and SHV-ESBL producers, respectively. Only 20% of the CRE were susceptible to C/T. Among CPE, 80 % of OXA-48-like producers were susceptible to C/T, whereas all metallo-β-lactamase producers were resistant. The prospective study revealed that 95.6% of clinical isolates were susceptible to C/T. Method comparison performed on these 1,632 clinical isolates demonstrated 99 % of categorization agreement between MIC to C/T determined by Etest® compared to BMD (reference) and only 74% of essential agreement.Conclusion: Overall, C/T showed good activity against wild-type Enterobacterales, AmpC producers and ESBL-producing E. coli but is less active against ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae and CRE. Etest® led to an underestimation of the MICs in comparison to BMD

Evaluation of ceftolozane-tazobactam susceptibility on a French nationwide collection of Enterobacterales

International audienceObjectives: Ceftolozane-tazobactam (C/T) proved its efficacy for the treatment of infections caused by non-carbapenemase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales. Here, we aimed to provide susceptibility data on large series of Enterobacterales since the revision of EUCAST categorization breakpoints in 2020.Methods: First, C/T susceptibility was determined on characterized Enterobacterales resistant to 3rd generation cephalosporins (3GC) (ESBL production or different levels of AmpC overexpression) (n=213) and carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) (n=259) including 170 carbapenemase producers (CPE). Then, 1,632 consecutive clinical Enterobacterales responsible for infection were prospectively collected in 23 French hospitals. C/T susceptibility was determined by Etest® (biomérieux) and broth microdilution (BMD) (Sensititre™, Thermo Scientific) to perform method comparison.Results: Within the collection isolates, 88% of 3GC resistant strains were susceptible to C/T, with important variation depending on the resistance mechanism: 93% vs 13% susceptibility for CTX-M and SHV-ESBL producers, respectively. Only 20% of the CRE were susceptible to C/T. Among CPE, 80 % of OXA-48-like producers were susceptible to C/T, whereas all metallo-β-lactamase producers were resistant. The prospective study revealed that 95.6% of clinical isolates were susceptible to C/T. Method comparison performed on these 1,632 clinical isolates demonstrated 99 % of categorization agreement between MIC to C/T determined by Etest® compared to BMD (reference) and only 74% of essential agreement.Conclusion: Overall, C/T showed good activity against wild-type Enterobacterales, AmpC producers and ESBL-producing E. coli but is less active against ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae and CRE. Etest® led to an underestimation of the MICs in comparison to BMD

Evaluation of ceftolozane-tazobactam susceptibility on a French nationwide collection of Enterobacterales

International audienceObjectives: Ceftolozane-tazobactam (C/T) proved its efficacy for the treatment of infections caused by non-carbapenemase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales. Here, we aimed to provide susceptibility data on large series of Enterobacterales since the revision of EUCAST categorization breakpoints in 2020.Methods: First, C/T susceptibility was determined on characterized Enterobacterales resistant to 3rd generation cephalosporins (3GC) (ESBL production or different levels of AmpC overexpression) (n=213) and carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) (n=259) including 170 carbapenemase producers (CPE). Then, 1,632 consecutive clinical Enterobacterales responsible for infection were prospectively collected in 23 French hospitals. C/T susceptibility was determined by Etest® (biomérieux) and broth microdilution (BMD) (Sensititre™, Thermo Scientific) to perform method comparison.Results: Within the collection isolates, 88% of 3GC resistant strains were susceptible to C/T, with important variation depending on the resistance mechanism: 93% vs 13% susceptibility for CTX-M and SHV-ESBL producers, respectively. Only 20% of the CRE were susceptible to C/T. Among CPE, 80 % of OXA-48-like producers were susceptible to C/T, whereas all metallo-β-lactamase producers were resistant. The prospective study revealed that 95.6% of clinical isolates were susceptible to C/T. Method comparison performed on these 1,632 clinical isolates demonstrated 99 % of categorization agreement between MIC to C/T determined by Etest® compared to BMD (reference) and only 74% of essential agreement.Conclusion: Overall, C/T showed good activity against wild-type Enterobacterales, AmpC producers and ESBL-producing E. coli but is less active against ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae and CRE. Etest® led to an underestimation of the MICs in comparison to BMD

Evaluation of ceftolozane-tazobactam susceptibility on a French nationwide collection of Enterobacterales

International audienceObjectives: Ceftolozane-tazobactam (C/T) proved its efficacy for the treatment of infections caused by non-carbapenemase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales. Here, we aimed to provide susceptibility data on large series of Enterobacterales since the revision of EUCAST categorization breakpoints in 2020.Methods: First, C/T susceptibility was determined on characterized Enterobacterales resistant to 3rd generation cephalosporins (3GC) (ESBL production or different levels of AmpC overexpression) (n=213) and carbapenem resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) (n=259) including 170 carbapenemase producers (CPE). Then, 1,632 consecutive clinical Enterobacterales responsible for infection were prospectively collected in 23 French hospitals. C/T susceptibility was determined by Etest® (biomérieux) and broth microdilution (BMD) (Sensititre™, Thermo Scientific) to perform method comparison.Results: Within the collection isolates, 88% of 3GC resistant strains were susceptible to C/T, with important variation depending on the resistance mechanism: 93% vs 13% susceptibility for CTX-M and SHV-ESBL producers, respectively. Only 20% of the CRE were susceptible to C/T. Among CPE, 80 % of OXA-48-like producers were susceptible to C/T, whereas all metallo-β-lactamase producers were resistant. The prospective study revealed that 95.6% of clinical isolates were susceptible to C/T. Method comparison performed on these 1,632 clinical isolates demonstrated 99 % of categorization agreement between MIC to C/T determined by Etest® compared to BMD (reference) and only 74% of essential agreement.Conclusion: Overall, C/T showed good activity against wild-type Enterobacterales, AmpC producers and ESBL-producing E. coli but is less active against ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae and CRE. Etest® led to an underestimation of the MICs in comparison to BMD