Clinical Characteristic and Prevalence of Invasive Candidiasis Patient in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital

Introduction. Incidence of invasive fungal infections (IFI) are reportedly increasing in many countries. Candida is the most common cause of IFI. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and etiologic pathogen in adult patients with invasive candidiasis (IC) at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hhospital. Methods. This was a cross sectional study with restropective data collection fromof septic patients that’ medical records hospitalized in January 2012 until June 2014. Subjects were selected based on EORTC/MSG 2008 diagnostic criteria for IC. Demographic data, clinical and supporting data, diagnosis, etiologic pathogens, antibiotics, antifungal, outcome, and length of stay were recorded. Results. The IC prevalence at Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital was 12,3% (91 patients from total of 738 sepsis patients). Subjects consisted of 35 proven, 31 probable, and 25 possible invasive candidiasis patients. Candidemia was the most common form of IC and C. albicans was the most common etiologic pathogen. Mean age were 47,9 years, dominated with medical non-neutropenic, and septic shock patient. Most patients had malignancy with lung infection. The most common medical intervention was urinary catheter. Most patients were given 3rd generation cephalosporin and the most common antifungal used was fluconazole. Forty four percent of IC patients did not get systemic antifungal treatment. Mortality rate was 64.8% and median length of stay were 27 days. Conclusions. IC prevalence was 12,3%. Mortality due to IC was high and C. albicans was the most common etiologic pathogen

The Role of Lactate Clearance in Severe Septic Patients Survival

Introduction. Severe Sepsis is a major health problem that known to results high mortality rate, and still its incidents continue to rise. Lactate clearance represents kinetics alteration of anaerobic metabolism in severe septic patients that makes it to become a potential parameter to evaluate severity of one’s illness and intervention adequacy that received by the patient. However, the relationship between lactate clearance and occurrence of death in severe septic patients is still unknown. Methods. This is a prospective cohort study that conducted in Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital, from March to May 2011. Patients were categorized into high lactate clearance group if there were differences in lactate levels ≥ 10% in which occurred within the first 6 hours of the treatment, and contrary were categorized into low lactate clearance group. Occurrences of death were observed within the first 10 days. Afterward, the data were analyzed by means of survival analysis, Kapplan Meier curve were made, survival rate and median survival rate were determined, statistical test were calculated using log-rank test, and hazard ratios were calculated using Cox regression model test. Analysis of Confounder Variable was also performed using multivariate Cox regression test. Results. The survival rate for high and low lactate clearance group were 60.0% vs. 26.7%, respectively (p=0,004). In low lactate clearance group the median survival was 3 days, while the mortality rate did not reach 50% in high lactate clearance group. The first Interquartile for these two groups was 1 day and 4 days, respectively. The hazard ratio that obtained from the analysis was 2.87 (95% CI, 1.41 - 5.83). On multivariate analysis the presence of septic shock, SOFA score, the use of vasopresor/inotropic, blood transfusion, fluid resuscitation didn’t change the hazard ratio value more than 10%. For that reason, these parameters were not considered as confounder. Conclusions. Patients with high lactate clearance have a better survival rate compared to patients with low lactate clearance, and its relationship is not influenced by confounder

Association between Early Antibiotic Administration and In-Hospital Mortality in Moderate and Severe COVID-19 Patients

Introduction. Patients with moderate and severe COVID-19 generally receive antibiotic therapy with consideration of the possibility of co-infection or secondary bacterial infection which clinically is difficult to distinguish from COVID-19 symptoms. Overuse of antibiotics can lead to an increased risk of bacterial resistance to antibiotics which is associated with poor outcomes in COVID-19 patients. This study aimed to assess the effect of early antibiotic administration on mortality in moderate and severe COVID-19 patients. Methods. An observational study with a retrospective cohort design was conducted at Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. Data were obtained from medical records of patients admitted from March to September 2020. Patients who received early antibiotics were defined as patients who received antibiotics hospital, 108 subjects were included in this study, 74 (68.5%) with moderate degrees and 34 (31.5%) with severe degrees. Early antibiotics were administered to 79 (73.1%) subjects with a median start time of one day. The results of the bivariate analysis did not find a significant effect of early antibiotic administration on mortality in moderate or severe COVID-19 patients (p=0.42). Subgroup analysis based on the degree of disease also found no significant results. Conclusion. There is no relationship between early antibiotic administration and mortality of moderate and severe COVID-19 patients

Diagnostic and antibiotic use practices among COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients in the Indonesian National Referral Hospital

Background: Little is known about diagnostic and antibiotic use practices in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) before and during COVID-19 pandemic. This information is crucial for monitoring and evaluation of diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardships in healthcare facilities. Methods: We linked and analyzed routine databases of hospital admission, microbiology laboratory and drug dispensing of Indonesian National Referral Hospital from 2019 to 2020. Patients were classified as COVID-19 cases if their SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR result were positive. Blood culture (BC) practices and time to discontinuation of parenteral antibiotics among inpatients who received a parenteral antibiotic for at least four consecutive days were used to assess diagnostic and antibiotic use practices, respectively. Fine and Grey subdistribution hazard model was used. Results: Of 1,311 COVID-19 and 58,917 non-COVID-19 inpatients, 333 (25.4%) and 18,837 (32.0%) received a parenteral antibiotic for at least four consecutive days. Proportion of patients having BC taken within ±1 calendar day of parenteral antibiotics being started was higher in COVID-19 than in non-COVID-19 patients (21.0% [70/333] vs. 18.7% [3,529/18,837]; p<0.001). Cumulative incidence of having a BC taken within 28 days was higher in COVID-19 than in non-COVID-19 patients (44.7% [149/333] vs. 33.2% [6,254/18,837]; adjusted subdistribution-hazard ratio [aSHR] 1.71, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.47–1.99, p<0.001). The median time to discontinuation of parenteral antibiotics was longer in COVID-19 than in non-COVID-19 patients (13 days vs. 8 days; aSHR 0.73, 95%Cl 0.65–0.83, p<0.001). Conclusions: Routine electronic data could be used to inform diagnostic and antibiotic use practices in LMICs. In Indonesia, the proportion of timely blood culture is low in both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients, and duration of parenteral antibiotics is longer in COVID-19 patients. Improving diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship is critically needed

Peran Procalcitonin sebagai Penanda Inflamasi Sistemik pada Sepsis

Terapi antibiotika awal dan tepat merupakan faktor yang penting untuk kesintasan pasien sehingga diperlukan pemeriksaan yang cepat dan akurat untuk deteksi adanya bakteri di sirkulasi. PCT merupakan biomarker yang paling sering dipelajari dan rutin digunakan dalam praktik klinik dan rekomendasi saat ini di beberapa negara. Kadar PCT serum meningkat pada sepsis. Kadar PCT normal di bawah 0,5 ng/mL dan kadar PCT > 2 ng/mL memiliki risiko tinggi untuk sepsis. PCT lebih unggul daripada CRP untuk diagnosis dan prognosis sepsis pada pasien kritis tetapi penggunaannya harus tetap diiringi dengan penilaian secara klinis. Hal ini terutama penting pada awal infeksi atau pasien dengan infeksi fokal dan pasien pembedahan. PCT mungkin lebih baik untuk menyingkirkan diagnosis sepsis daripada untuk diagnosis sepsis itu sendiri pada pasien kritis terutama jika dilakukan pemeriksaan PCT serial. Pemeriksaan PCT juga dapat digunakan untuk membantu dalam penggunaan antibiotika. Pemeriksaan PCT dapat digunakan untuk menghindari penggunaan antibiotika yang tidak diperlukan pada pasien kritis dengan gejala SIRS tanpa infeksi; walaupun demikian, emeriksaan PCT tetap harus diinterpretasikan sesuai dengan temuan klinis dan parameter laboratoris lainnya

Antibiotic Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Adult Patients

Background: Antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD) occurs from the first initiation until 2 months of the end of antibiotic treatment. The aims of this study were to know the incidence of AAD, Clostridium difficile infection and other gastrointestinal symptoms in hospitalized adult patients. Method: The study is a cross sectional study. We studied the antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD), Clostridium difficile infection and other gastrointestinal symptoms in patients who were admited in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. Inclusion were male or female, age 18-75 years old, Patients started receiving antibiotics maximal 2 x 24 hours prior to hospitalization, gave written informed consent. Results: The incidence of AAD was 11.5%. The incidence of Clostridium difficile infection was 15.4%. The Upper gastrointestinal symptom was present on 20 (38.5%) patients. Lower abdominal symptom was present on 10 (19.2%) patients. Conclusion: The Incidence of AAD and Clostridium difficile infection were 11.5% and 15.4% respectively. The clinical manifestations of AAD were diarrhea, other upper and lower abdominal symptoms

Observational Study on Secondary Bacterial Infection and the Use of Antibiotics in COVID-19 Patients Treated in a Tertiary Referral Hospital

Background: Data on secondary bacterial infection in patients with COVID-19 in Indonesia are still limited, while the use of empirical antibiotics continues to increase. This study aims to determine the secondary bacterial infection rate in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and factors related to secondary bacterial infection. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study on hospitalized COVID-19 patients undergoing treatment at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital from March 2020 to September 2020. Secondary bacterial infection is defined as the identification of a bacterial pathogen from a microbiological examination. Results: From a total of 255 subjects, secondary infection was identified in 14.5%. Predictors of secondary infection were early symptoms of shortness of breath (OR 5.31, 95% CI 1.3 – 21.5), decreased consciousness (OR 4.81, 95% CI 1.77 – 13.0), length of stay > 12 days (OR 8.2, 95% CI 2.9 – 23.3), and central venous catheter placement (OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.1 – 8.0) The most common pathogen of secondary bacterial infection is Acinetobacter sp. (n=9; 28%). Empirical antibiotics were administered to 82.4% of subjects with predominant use of macrolides (n=141; 32.4%). Conclusion: The secondary bacterial infection rate in COVID-19 was 14.5% and is associated with dyspnea, decreased consciousness, length of stay >12 days, and central venous catheter placement. The use of antibiotics in COVID-19 reaches 82.4% and requires special attention to prevent the occurrence of antibiotic resistance

Revisiting the Overlooked Infection: Rickettsioses

The prevalence of human Rickettsioses cases in Indonesia is unknown and could probably be underestimated. The high prevalence of seropositive Rickettsia sp. was reported in small mammals (as vectors) and humans. In Indonesia, a recent study in patients with acute fever revealed that the prevalence of Rickettsioses is 10%. Many cases of Rickettsioses were often misdiagnosed with dengue fever, enteric fever, or leptospirosis due to their overlapping clinical manifestation. The limitation of point of care testing in Indonesia hindered the adequacy of diagnosis confirmation. Appropriate empirical or definitive treatment with macrolide, mainly doxycycline, is preferable compared to other broad-spectrum antibiotics, such as cephalosporin or quinolones. Moreover, when left untreated, Rickettsioses may deteriorate progressively to fatal outcomes, such as meningitis, sepsis, and even death. The awareness of health care practitioners, the availability of confirmatory rapid diagnostic tests and adequate treatment choices are important in eradicating this disease

Case report: two confirmed cases of human Seoul virus infections in Indonesia

Abstract Background Seoul virus (SEOV) is a member of hantavirus family, which is transmitted to humans by Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus. Diagnosing SEOV infection is difficult because the clinical presentations are often undifferentiated with other viral or bacterial infections and assays to test antibodies seroconversion and RNA detection are not available in resource-limited setting like Indonesia. Case presentation We report two confirmed cases of SEOV infection from Indonesia. Here, we illustrate the clinical presentations, hematology and biochemistry profiles, and outcomes of the two cases. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that SEOV sequences have highest homology to isolates obtained from rodents in Indonesia. Conclusions This report highlights the importance of considering SEOV infection in febrile patients with lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, and elevation of liver enzyme despite the absence of hemorrhagic manifestations and renal syndromes. The public health importance of rodent-borne diseases such as SEOV infection urges an integrated epidemiological surveillance both in humans and rodents in Indonesia

Utility of SOFA score, management and outcomes of sepsis in Southeast Asia: a multinational multicenter prospective observational study

Abstract Background Sepsis is a global threat but insufficiently studied in Southeast Asia. The objective was to evaluate management, outcomes, adherence to sepsis bundles, and mortality prediction of maximum Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores in patients with community-acquired sepsis in Southeast Asia. Methods We prospectively recruited hospitalized adults within 24 h of admission with community-acquired infection at nine public hospitals in Indonesia (n = 3), Thailand (n = 3), and Vietnam (n = 3). In patients with organ dysfunction (total SOFA score ≥ 2), we analyzed sepsis management and outcomes and evaluated mortality prediction of the SOFA scores. Organ failure was defined as the maximum SOFA score ≥ 3 for an individual organ system. Results From December 2013 to December 2015, 454 adult patients presenting with community-acquired sepsis due to diverse etiologies were enrolled. Compliance with sepsis bundles within 24 h of admission was low: broad-spectrum antibiotics in 76% (344/454), ≥ 1500 mL fluid in 50% of patients with hypotension or lactate ≥ 4 mmol/L (115/231), and adrenergic agents in 71% of patients with hypotension (135/191). Three hundred and fifty-five patients (78%) were managed outside of ICUs. Ninety-nine patients (22%) died. Total SOFA score on admission of those who subsequently died was significantly higher than that of those who survived (6.7 vs. 4.6, p < 0.001). The number of organ failures showed a significant correlation with 28-day mortality, which ranged from 7% in patients without any organ failure to 47% in those with failure of at least four organs (p < 0.001). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the total SOFA score for discrimination of mortality was 0.68 (95% CI 0.62–0.74). Conclusions Community-acquired sepsis in Southeast Asia due to a variety of pathogens is usually managed outside the ICU and with poor compliance to sepsis bundles. In this population, calculation of SOFA scores is feasible and SOFA scores are associated with mortality. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02157259. Registered 5 June 2014, retrospectively registered