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MERS case control study sheds light on clinical predictors
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file:///C|/Users/Yael/Desktop/2014%20stories/MERS%20Case_Control%20Study%20Sheds%20Light%20on%20Clinical%20Predictors.htm[7/3/2014 8:15:53 AM] www.medscape.com July 02, 2014 Patients
with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) were more likely to have interstitial infiltrates on admission radiography, a normal white blood cell count (WBC), and certain underlying comorbidities compared with patients who had community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), according to a new case-control study. The study, published online April 9 in Clinical Infectious Diseases, involved 17 cases of laboratory-confirmed MERS (mean age, 60.7 years) and 82 control patients (mean age, 57 years), all initially presenting to a single facility within 3 days of febrile respiratory disease onset. MERS cases were identified via reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis of nasopharyngeal swabs or tracheal aspirates. Analyzing medical records, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, MD, from the Medical Department, Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, and colleagues found that patients with MERS were 8.13 times more likely than control patients to have interstitial infiltrates on initial chest X-ray (67% vs 20%; odds ratio [OR], 8.13; P = .001), often in the absence of tachypnea (27% vs 60%; OR, 0.24; P = .031) or respiratory distress (15% vs 51%; OR, 0.15; P = .012). "The presence of interstitial infiltrates is compatible with the severe presentation of the cases and may be a marker for cardiac disease, as cardiomegaly was identified as a potential risk factor [53% vs 21%; OR, 4.29; P = .025]," the authors write. Laboratory findings revealed that MERS patients were 4.33 times more likely than control patients to exhibit a normal WBC (82% vs 52%; OR, 4.33; P = .029). Leukocytosis was significantly less common (12% vs 42%; OR, 0.18; P = .025), and the incidence of lymphocytosis did not differ statistically between groups. "[A] normal WBC count on admission of patients with CAP may help in predicting MERS-CoV positivity. This suggests that many of the controls may have had bacterial pneumonia. However, blood and sputum cultures did not reveal any specific etiology of CAP in those patients," the authors note. Other key distinguishing features among patients with MERS included an increased likelihood of being overweight (mean body mass index, 32 vs 27.8; P = .035) and having diabetes (87% vs 47%; OR, 7.24; P = .015) or end-stage renal disease (33% vs 7%; OR, 7; P = .012). According to the authors, the high proportion of cases with underlying medical conditions may be related to their epidemiologic link with the Al-Hasa outbreak, which involved 4 healthcare facilities in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia between April 1 and May 23, 2013. Outcomes among MERS patients were poor, despite increased admission to intensive care units (53% vs 20%; OR, 4.65; P = .025), and the death rate remained high (76% vs 15%; OR, 18.96; P < .001); at day 77, only 23% of cases were alive compared with 86% of controls. "[T]he results suggest that few clinical predictors could enhance the ability to predict which patients with CAP would have MERS- CoV. However, further prospective analysis and matched case-control studies may shed light on the possible predictors of infection," the authors conclude. The authors have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Clin Infect Dis. Published online April 9, 2014. Abstract Medscape Medical News © 2014 WebMD, LLC Send comments and news tips to news@medscape.net. Cite this article: MERS: Case-Control Study Sheds Light on Clinical Predictors. Medscape. Jul 02, 2014. MERS: Case-Control Study Sheds Light on Clinical Predictors Yael Waknine
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