3. • The use of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment,
Development and Evaluation (GRADE) for all evidence
• Removal of the concept healthcare-associated
pneumonia (HCAP)
• Guide for the optimal choice of antibiotics according to
each specific antibiograms
4.
5. Why is HCAP removed?
• High risk for MDR organisms?
• Underlying characteristics also as independent
determinants
• Might include into the upcoming community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP)
• Both initially cared for in ER
• Coverage of MDR pathogens depend on validated risk
10. Treatment
• Based on _______ sampling with _______ culture results?
A. Invasive; quantitative
B. Noninvasive; quantitative
C. Noninvasive; semiquantitative
12. If Invasive Quantitative
Cultures are Performed…
• If results below the diagnostic threshold (PSB <10^3
Colony-Forming Units [CFU]/ml, BAL <10^4 CFU/ml),
should antibiotic treatment…
A. Withheld
B. Continued
13. • Noninvasive sampling with semiquantitative cultures as
the preference
• Antibiotics withheld rather than continued
• Clinical factors should be considered!
• Avoiding unnecessary harm and cost
14. If Patients with Suspected
HAP (Non-VAP)…
• Should treatment be guided by…
A. Microbiologic studies of respiratory samples
B. Be empiric
15. • Results of microbiologic studies of respiratory samples,
which obtained NONINVASIVELY
• deescalate the therapy based upon respiratory and
blood culture results
• Non-invasive methods: spontaneous expectoration, sputum
induction, nasaltracheal suction, endotracheal aspiration
16. The Use of Biomarkers and the
Clinical Pulmonary Infection
Score to Diagnose HAP
17. For Patients with
Suspected HAP…
• Should the initiation of antibiotic therapy be based on
_______?
A. Clinical criteria + Procalcitonin (PCT)
B. Clinical criteria alone
19. For Patients with
Suspected HAP…
• Should the initiation of antibiotic therapy be based on
_______?
A. Clinical criteria + C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
B. Clinical criteria alone
21. For Patients with
Suspected HAP…
• Should the initiation of antibiotic therapy be based on
_______?
A. Clinical criteria + Modified Clinical Pulmonary
Infection Score (CPIS)
B. Clinical criteria alone
22. Temperature
White blood cell count
Tracheal secretions
Oxygenation, PaO2/FiO2 mmHg
Pulmonary radiography
Culture of tracheal aspirate specimen
25. Selection of the regimen
for HAP…
• Should them be guided by local antibiotic-resistance
data?
A. Yes
B. No
26. • Generate and disseminate a local antibiogram, specific
to each HAP population ideally
• Treatment informed by local distribution of pathogens
and their susceptibilities
28. • Not at High Risk of Mortality and no Factors Increasing
the Likelihood of MRSA
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
Piperacillin-tazobactam 4.5g IV q6h
OR
Cefepime 2g IV q8h
OR
Levofloxacin 750mg IV daily
Imipenem 500mg IV q6h
Meropenem 1g IV q8h
29. • Not at High Risk of Mortality but with Factors Increasing
the Likelihood of MRSA
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
Piperacillin-tazobactam 4.5g IV q6h
OR
Cefepime or ceftazidime 2g IV q8h
OR
Levofloxacin 750mg IV daily
Ciprofloxacin 400mg IV q8h
OR
Imipenem 500mg IV q6h
Meropenem 1g IV q8h
OR
Aztreonam 2g IV q8h
PLUS
Vancomycin 15 mg/kg IV q8-12h with goal to target 15-20 mg/ml trough
level (consider a loading dose of 25-30 mg/kg * 1 for severe illness)
OR
Linezolid 600mg IV q12h
30. •If patient has severe penicillin allergy and aztreonam is
going to be used insead of any β-lactam-based antibiotic,
include coverage for MSSA
31. • High Risk of Mortality or Receipt of Intravenous Antibiotics
During the Prior 90 d
TWO OF THE FOLLOWING, AVOID 2 β-LACTAMS
Piperacillin-tazobactam 4.5g IV q6h
OR
Cefepime or ceftazidime 2g IV q8h
OR
Levofloxacin 750mg IV daily
Ciprofloxacin 400mg IV q8h
OR
Imipenem 500mg IV q6h
Meropenem 1g IV q8h
OR
Amikacin 15-20 mg/kg IV daily
Gentamicin 5-7 mg/kg IV daily
Tobramycin 5-7 mg/kg IV daily
OR
Aztreonam 2g IV q8h
PLUS
Vancomycin 15 mg/kg IV q8-12h with goal to target 15-20 mg/ml trough level (consider a loading dose of
25-30 mg/kg * 1 for severe illness)
OR
Linezolid 600mg IV q12h
32. •If MRSA coverage is not going to be used, include
coverage for MSSA
•Piperacillin-tazobactam, cefepime, levofloxacin,
imipenam, meropenem
•Oxacillin, nafcillin and cefazolin are preferred for the
treatment of proven MSSA
•Not ordinary used in an empiric regimen for HAP
33. •If patient has severe penicillin allergy and aztreonam is
going to be used insead of any β-lactam-based antibiotic,
include coverage for MSSA
34. • Recommend coverage of S.aureus
• Recommend coverage of P.aeruginosa and other G(-)
bacilli
35. • MRSA: only for
• risky patients
• > 20% S.aureus isolated are methicillin-resistant
• MRSA prevalance unknown
• High risk for mortality (include need for MV due to
HAP and septic shock)
36. • For MRSA: Vancomycin or Linezolid
• For MSSA: Tazocin, cefepime, levofloxacin, imipenem,
meropenem
• Oxacillin, nafcillin or cefazolin only for proven MSSA
37. • Antipseudomonal antibiotics: 2 agents from different
classes, only for:
• risky patients
• High risk for mortality
• include need for MV due to HAP and septic shock
• Patients with structural lung disease
• bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis
• Else: single agent
44. • Based upon the results of antimicrobial susceptibility
testing
• DO NOT USE AMINOGLYCOSIDE MONOTHERAPY
45. For P.aeruginosa HAP
• Which therapy is applicable?
A. Monotherapy
B. Combination therapy
46. Monotherapy
• Not in septic shock
• Not at high risk for death
• Antibiotic susceptibility testing are known
47. Combination Therapy
• In septic shock
• High risk for death (mortality > 25%)
• Antibiotic susceptibility testing unknown
• DO NOT CONTINUE COMBINATION THERAPY after shock
subsided but susceptibility unknown
48. • DO NOT USE AMINOGLYCOSIDE MONOTHERAPY
• DO NOT USE AMINOGLYCOSIDE MONOTHERAPY
• DO NOT USE AMINOGLYCOSIDE MONOTHERAPY
49. • Not at High Risk of Mortality and no Factors Increasing
the Likelihood of MRSA
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
Piperacillin-tazobactam 4.5g IV q6h
OR
Cefepime 2g IV q8h
OR
Levofloxacin 750mg IV daily
Imipenem 500mg IV q6h
Meropenem 1g IV q8h
50. • Not at High Risk of Mortality but with Factors Increasing
the Likelihood of MRSA
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
Piperacillin-tazobactam 4.5g IV q6h
OR
Cefepime or ceftazidime 2g IV q8h
OR
Levofloxacin 750mg IV daily
Ciprofloxacin 400mg IV q8h
OR
Imipenem 500mg IV q6h
Meropenem 1g IV q8h
OR
Aztreonam 2g IV q8h
PLUS
Vancomycin 15 mg/kg IV q8-12h with goal to target 15-20 mg/ml trough
level (consider a loading dose of 25-30 mg/kg * 1 for severe illness)
OR
Linezolid 600mg IV q12h
51. •If patient has severe penicillin allergy and aztreonam is
going to be used insead of any β-lactam-based antibiotic,
include coverage for MSSA
52. • High Risk of Mortality or Receipt of Intravenous Antibiotics
During the Prior 90 d
TWO OF THE FOLLOWING, AVOID 2 β-LACTAMS
Piperacillin-tazobactam 4.5g IV q6h
OR
Cefepime or ceftazidime 2g IV q8h
OR
Levofloxacin 750mg IV daily
Ciprofloxacin 400mg IV q8h
OR
Imipenem 500mg IV q6h
Meropenem 1g IV q8h
OR
Amikacin 15-20 mg/kg IV daily
Gentamicin 5-7 mg/kg IV daily
Tobramycin 5-7 mg/kg IV daily
OR
Aztreonam 2g IV q8h
PLUS
Vancomycin 15 mg/kg IV q8-12h with goal to target 15-20 mg/ml trough level (consider a loading dose of
25-30 mg/kg * 1 for severe illness)
OR
Linezolid 600mg IV q12h
53. •If MRSA coverage is not going to be used, include
coverage for MSSA
•Piperacillin-tazobactam, cefepime, levofloxacin,
imipenam, meropenem
•Oxacillin, nafcillin and cefazolin are preferred for the
treatment of proven MSSA
•Not ordinary used in an empiric regimen for HAP
54. •If patient has severe penicillin allergy and aztreonam is
going to be used insead of any β-lactam-based antibiotic,
include coverage for MSSA
56. • Carbapenem or ampicillin/sulbactam
• If the isolate susceptible
• IV colistin or polymyxin B
• adjunctive inhaled colistin
• If the isolate only sensitive to polymyxins
57. • For patients with Acinetobacter only sensitive to colistin
• Do not use adjunctive rifampicin
• DO NOT USE TIGECYCLINE
59. • IV colistin or polymyxin B
• adjunctive inhaled colistin
• If the isolate only sensitive to polymyxins
• Inhaled colistin > inhaled polymyxin B
• IV polymyxin B > IV colistin