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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of Klebsiella spp. meningitis in France

B Pilmis
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G Péan de Ponfilly
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E Farfour
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A-G Ranc
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V Fihman
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E Bille
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L Dortet
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N Degand
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P Morand
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A Potron
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A Mizrahi
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F Laurent
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C Le Brun
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G Héry-Arnaud
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C Piau
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O Barraud
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L Ruffier D’epenoux
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J-R Zahar
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Abstract

Objectives: To describe the epidemiology of Klebsiella spp. meningitis in France with respect to clinical and bacteriological data. Methods: We performed a four-year multicenter, retrospective, observational study. The primary objective was to provide a clinical description of patients with Klebsiella spp. meningitis. Secondary objectives were to compare community-acquired meningitis and healthcare-associated meningitis and to analyze factors associated with mortality. Results: We enrolled 131 patients with Klebsiella spp. meningitis. Eighty-two (62.6%) infections were reported following neurosurgery. Twenty-eight strains (21.4%) were resistant to third-generation cephalosporins (3GC). The median [IQR] cellularity was 980/mm(3) [116-5550], the median protein level was 5.67 [1.62-;9] g/L and the median CSF glucose level was 2.5 [0-3.4] mmol/L. The in-hospital mortality rate was 23.6%. Community-acquired meningitis isolates were more frequently susceptible to 3GC than isolates from healthcare-associated meningitis (89.2% versus 72% P = 0.04). Comorbidities reported for patients with community-acquired meningitis were mainly diabetes mellitus and liver cirrhosis. In multivariate analysis, focal neurological disorder at the time of diagnosis was the only factor associated with in-hospital mortality (P = 0.01). Conclusions: Purulent meningitis caused by Klebsiella spp. needs to be considered in patients with community-acquired meningitis and preexisting conditions, as well as in case of meningitis following neurosurgical procedures.

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hal-03255211 , version 1 (09-06-2021)

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B Pilmis, G Péan de Ponfilly, E Farfour, A-G Ranc, V Fihman, et al.. Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of Klebsiella spp. meningitis in France. Infectious Diseases Now, 2021, 52 (2), pp.82-86. ⟨10.1016/j.idnow.2021.05.006⟩. ⟨hal-03255211⟩
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