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Drug resistance of pathogens causing nosocomial infection in orthopedics from 2012 to 2017: a 6-year retrospective study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research volume 16, Article number: 100 (2021) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are an emerging global problem that increases in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and cost. We performed a 6-year retrospective study to provide valuable insight into appropriate antibiotic use in HAI cases. We also aimed to understand how hospitals could reduce pathogen drug resistance in a population that overuses antibiotics.

Methods

All data (2012–2017) were obtained from the hospital information warehouse and clinical microbiology laboratory.

Results

We isolated 1392 pathogen strains from patients admitted to the orthopedics department during 2012–2017. Escherichia coli (14.7%, 204/1392), Enterobacter cloacae (13.9%, 193/1392), and Staphylococcus aureus (11.3%, 157/1392) were the most common pathogens causing nosocomial infections. The dominant Gram-negative bacterium was E. coli, with high resistance to ampicillin, levofloxacin, cotrimoxazole, gentamicin, and ciprofloxacin, in that order. E. coli was least resistant to amikacin, cefoperazone-sulbactam. The most dominant Gram-positive bacterium was S. aureus, highly resistant to penicillin and ampicillin, but not resistant to fluoroquinolones and cotrimoxazole. Analysis of risk factors related to multidrug-resistant bacteria showed that patients with open fractures (Gustillo III B and IIIC) were significantly more susceptible to methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections (p < 0.05). Additionally, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing E. coli infections occurred significantly more often in patients with degenerative diseases (p < 0.05). Elderly patients tended to be more susceptible to multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, but this outcome was not statistically significant.

Conclusions

Antimicrobial resistance is a serious problem in orthopedics. To effectively control antimicrobial resistance among pathogens, we advocate extensive and dynamic monitoring of MDR bacteria, coupled with careful use of antibiotics.

Background

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), especially at surgical sites, are catastrophic complications that lead to higher in-hospital mortality, longer stay duration, and greater expense [1]. The USA alone spends over $33 billion on HAIs per year [2]. With the rapid development of invasive medical devices, HAI contributions to surgery-related morbidity and mortality have increased considerably [3]. This effect is particularly noticeable in orthopedics, an area that is very reliant on implants (e.g., internal fixation devices for bone fractures), wound dressings, and catheters. A 9-year retrospective study on 90551 patients who underwent elective spine surgery discovered that surgical site and urinary tract infection rates were 1.4% and 1.3%, respectively. Moreover, hospital stay duration was 1.48  ± 0.04 days longer and the cost was $8893  ± $148 greater for patients with HAIs [4]. Similarly, surgical site infections are the most common (25.2%) and the third most common (14.8%) reason for revision total knee arthroplasty and revision total hip arthroplasty, respectively [5].

Compounding HAI-related issues, antibiotic resistance among pathogens is a serious problem, owing to drug abuse stemming from hospital over-prescription as well as excessive self-medication in Chinese communities [6]. Furthermore, multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria have become increasingly prevalent, with notable examples being methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-positive Escherichia coli [7]. One study found that the MRSA isolation rate from patients ranges from 42.1 to 69.5% [8], which is very high despite a decreasing trend over 6 years. Likewise, another report isolated 30–40% MRSAs and 20–30% ESBL-positive E. coli [9]. The presence of MRSA or ESBL-positive E. coli in patients is associated with increased mortality [10, 11].

Most of the studies on pathogen resistance in orthopedics focused only on microbes causing surgical wound infections. However, HAIs are increasingly recognized as a major factor exacerbating such infections [12]. Therefore, this study aimed to understand resistance patterns of HAI-inducing microbes commonly found in orthopedics. Our findings should benefit efforts to encourage conservative antibiotic use when HAIs occur and to reduce pathogen drug resistance.

Methods

Location and study design

The department of orthopedics of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University has six wards and 350 beds, divided into seven sub-specialties: trauma, spine, joint, sports medicine, bone tumor and bone disease, and hand and foot microscopic repair and reconstruction, as well as pediatric orthopedics. Over 10,000 surgeries are performed annually, of which 60% are levels III and IV. Sickbed utilization rate is greater than 130%.

A retrospective surveillance study (2012–2017) was performed on nosocomial infections in orthopedics. Data were obtained from the hospital information warehouse and clinical microbiology laboratory. Nosocomial infections are defined as infections that begin when a patient is residing in a hospital, but were absent at the time of admission [13]. Here, we specifically classified infections as nosocomial if they occurred 48 h post-admission/post-surgery or later. Two researchers collected all relevant data, including basic patient information, bacteria strains cultivated, and antimicrobial resistance.

Strain identification and antibiotic sensitivity testing

All clinical specimens, including wound secretions (skin and tissue that were already injured pre-surgery), incisional secretions (skin and tissue intact pre-surgery), urine, blood, and joint fluids, obtained from the orthopedics department between January 2012 and December 2017 were included in the analysis if they tested positive for pathogens. Identical strains from the same patient were excluded. Within 2 h of collection, specimens were stored in sterile culture tubes and sent to the microbiology laboratory. Different bacterial strains and antibacterial sensitivity were identified using the VITEK-2 automated system (bioMérieux Inc., France). Antimicrobial susceptibility was tested with the Kirby-Bauer method and minimum inhibitory concentrations, following updated guidelines from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute [14]. S. aureus and E. coli were routinely tested with fourteen antibiotics, which are shown in Tables 2 and 3. S. aureus ATCC29213 and E. coli ATCC25922 strains were used in the antimicrobial susceptibility tests for quality control. Phenotypic confirmatory tests for extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) were performed according to the latest CLSI guidelines [14].

Statistical analysis

Antibiotic susceptibility data were analyzed using WHONET 5.6. Chi-square tests were used to determine between-group differences and for trend analysis. All analyses were performed in SPSS 23.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Significance was set at p < 0.05.

Results

Pathogen distribution in orthopedics patients

Among the 1392 pathogen strains isolated from patients (Fig. 1a), 399 (28.7%) were Gram-positive, 982 (70.5%) were Gram-negative, and 11 (0.8%) were fungi. Additionally, 547 strains (39.3%) were recovered from wound secretions; 374 (26.9%) from incisional secretions; 223 (16.0%) from urine; 157 (11.3%) from sputum; 61 (4.4%) from blood; 14 (1%) from joint fluids; and 16 (1.1%) from other specimens (Fig. 1b). During the 6-year period (Table 1), E. coli (14.7%, 204/1392) was the most common pathogen responsible for nosocomial infection, followed by Enterobacter cloacae (13.9%, 193), S. aureus (11.3%, 157), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (9.8%, 136), Acinetobacter baumannii (9.6%, 134), Staphylococcus epidermidis (6.5%, 90), Klebsiella pneumoniae (4.6%, 64), and Enterococcus faecalis (3.2%, 44).

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a Classification of pathogenic bacteria. b Source of specimens

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Table 1 Strains isolated from patients with HAIs from 2012 to 2017
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Drug resistance rate of major pathogens

The dominant Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria causing nosocomial infections were respectively E. coli and S. aureus. Almost all S. aureus strains were resistant to penicillin (90.9–100%) and ampicillin (100%); over half were resistant to oxacillin, ceftriaxone, and erythromycin (Table 2). Fewer strains were resistant to levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and cotrimoxazole. None was resistant to nitrofurantoin, linezolid, and vancomycin. Trend analysis showed that S. aureus resistance to tetracycline significantly decreased (53.8% in 2012 and 37.5% in 2017, p = 0.026), whereas resistance to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid rose (20% in 2012 and 50% in 2017, p = 0.035).

Table 2 Trend of drug resistance rate of S. aureus in orthopedics from 2012 to 2017
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Most E. coli strains (81.8–93.3%) were resistant to ampicillin (Table 3). Approximately half were resistant to levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, and cotrimoxazole (Table 3). Less than 20% of strains were resistant to amikacin, cefoperazone-sulbactam, meropenem, imipenem, and piperacillin-tazobactam. We observed a significant decrease in E. coli resistance to cotrimoxazole over time (47.1% in 2012 and 36.4% in 2017, p = 0.042), whereas resistance to imipenem and piperacillin-tazobactam significantly increased.

Table 3 Trend of drug resistance rate of E. coli in orthopedics from 2012 to 2017
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Frequency of multidrug-resistant strains

The proportion of MRSA isolates was 43.3% (range: 28.6–62.5%), and the proportion of ESBL-positive E. coli isolates was 74.2% (range: 63.6–79.5%) (Fig. 2).

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Frequency of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli in orthopedics patients from 2012 to 2017

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Risk factors linked to MDR bacteria

Open fractures(Gustillo III B and IIIC) and degenerative diseases were significantly correlated with MDR bacterial infections (p < 0.05) (Table 4). Elderly patients exhibited a trend of increased susceptibility to MDR bacterial infections, but this effect was not significant. Finally, history of smoking and alcohol, diabetes, hypertension, and sex were not risk factors for infection with MDR bacteria.

Table 4 Demographic and clinical characteristics of MDR bacteria
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Discussion

In our study, E. coli was the predominant pathogen, followed by E. cloacae, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, and A. baumannii (9.6%), similar to several previous findings [15, 16]. However, a cross-sectional descriptive study found that P. aeruginosa was the predominant microorganism (36.17%) causing nosocomial infections in orthopedics, whereas E. coli was only the fourth most prominent (6.38%); E. cloacae and S. aureus were even rarer [17]. This apparent discrepancy is likely due to the different procedures and tissue samples. Sarker et al. [17] only surveyed pathogens isolated from incisional secretions, but here, we surveyed pathogens isolated from a much larger variety of samples. For example, E. coli and S. aureus were frequently found in non-incisional secretions, such as urine [18]. Another reason for the difference may be that the two hospitals have dissimilar disease entities. A third of the orthopedics patients in the hospital we investigated were in the trauma division, and a study carried in Sichuan province, China, found that Gram-negative bacilli were the most common isolates and that S. aureus was the most common Gram-positive bacterium in trauma patients [19]. Finally, social, economic, and environmental variations may also account for between-study differences in different countries [20, 21].

Among the most widespread bacteria worldwide, E. coli is a known cause of urinary tract and bloodstream infections [18, 22]. The antibiotic-resistance patterns of E. coli in this study corresponded to those in previous reports [16, 23, 24]. Taken together, the findings suggest that we should reduce the usage of antibiotics to which E. coli is highly resistant, such as ampicillin. Additionally, we also recommend restricted usage of third-generation cephalosporins, despite observing low resistance. Our study identified a high percentage of ESBL-producing E. coli, and third-generation cephalosporins are the main factors leading to the emergence and spread of these strains [25].

In the event of E. coli infection, we recommend cautious use of antibiotics to which the bacterium is less resistant (e.g., amikacin). Currently, many doctors use empirical antibiotics without waiting for sensitivity reports [26, 27]. Fortunately, an antibiotic with a rate of accumulated bacterial resistance below 15% should be safe for use in empiric therapy [28]. Nevertheless, during the course of our 6-year study, we observed a clear increase in resistance to imipenem and piperacillin-tazobactam. This outcome serves as a warning against excessive antibiotic prescription, even if the target bacteria are initially less resistant.

Staphylococcus aureus was the dominant Gram-positive bacteria causing nosocomial infections in our study, in line with previous reports [29,30,31]. Specifically, we found high proportions of MRSA. Previous studies have similarly identified penicillin-resistant S. aureus [32], and indeed, our study identified only two S. aureus strains that were sensitive to penicillin. Furthermore, all strains were resistant to ampicillin. Together, these results indicate the real danger of MDR S. aureus. We therefore strongly advise against the empiric use of both penicillins and ampicillins. In contrast, S. aureus was not resistant to nitrofurantoin, linezolid, or vancomycin, suggesting that they can be safely used in clinics [33]. However, a vancomycin-resistant S. aureus isolate was reported in 2002, and subsequently, 14 isolates have been found in the United States [34]. Therefore, the three antibiotics should only be used in severe infections that cannot be controlled by other antibiotics. Fluoroquinolones and cotrimoxazole may be preferable, as our data show that S. aureus strains are not resistant to them. If neither is available, tetracycline can be a viable alternative based on the observed sensitivity of S. aureus to this drug [8].

Importantly, our findings clearly demonstrated a major problem with antimicrobial resistance in the study hospital, corroborating worldwide trends. Given that MDR bacteria are now recognized as a major cause of nosocomial infections [35], hospitals must work to control their incidence rate. Here, 43.3% and 74.2% of the strains were MRSA isolates and ESBL-positive E. coli, respectively, similar to a previous study in China [24]. The similarity suggests that some demographic and clinical characteristics could increase the risks of MDR bacterial infections. Indeed, we showed that patients with open fractures(Gustillo III B and IIIC) are more susceptible to MRSA infections, consequently contributing to multiple complications [36]. Regular attempts by surgeons to control infection via antibiotics likely explains the increased MDR in bacteria.

We observed a significant link between ESBL-producing E coli infections and degenerative diseases, which mainly affect elderly patients. Previous studies have indicated that elderly patients are at high risk of nosocomial infections, especially from MDR bacteria [24, 37]. This age-related risk was somewhat supported in our study, although we did not identify a significant relationship between elderly patients and MDR bacterial infections. Finally, other potential risk factors like biological sex, recreational drug use, diabetes, and hypertension did not increase the likelihood of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections [38, 39].

However, our research had some limitations. First, we only analyzed the drug resistance of the major bacteria, and thus, our findings may not be fully representative of the drug resistance of the whole department. Second, we did not analyze the bacterial spectrum and drug resistance in different disease entities. Further studies are therefore required to address these issues.

Conclusions

We found that E coli and S. aureus were, respectively, the dominant gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria responsible for nosocomial infections in orthopedics. Drug resistance patterns of these pathogens demonstrated that antimicrobial resistance remains a serious concern. Notably, doctors must be aware of the infection risk from MDR bacteria. Our results lead us to strongly advocate extensive and dynamic monitoring of MDR bacteria, along with cautious antibiotics use, to effectively control antimicrobial resistance in pathogens.

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Data are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Abbreviations

HAI:

Hospital-acquired infections

ICU:

Intensive care unit

MRSA:

Methicillin-resistant S. aureus

ESBL:

Extended-spectrum β-lactamase

MDR:

Multidrug-resistant

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This study was supported by the Science Technology Plan of Jiangxi Provincial Health Planning Commission (20175112), Gan-Po Talents Project 555 of Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology (20171BAB205059), Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education (GJJ160127), and Jiangxi Province Postgraduate Innovation Special Funds (YC2016-S107).

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Yang, X., Guo, R., Xie, B. et al. Drug resistance of pathogens causing nosocomial infection in orthopedics from 2012 to 2017: a 6-year retrospective study. J Orthop Surg Res 16, 100 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02234-7

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