Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia in diabetics: a single-center, retrospective analysis

Background: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia is an important issue with significant morbidity and mortality in clinical practice, especially in diabetes mellitus (DM). Studies focusing on S. aureus pneumonia in DM is limited, we sought to make a relatively comprehensive exploration of clinical characteristics, antimicrobial resistance, and risk factors for mortality of S. aureus pneumonia in DM and non-diabetics mellitus (non-DM). Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in Ruijin Hospital from 2014 to 2017. The characteristics of DM and non-DM patients were assessed, including demographics, comorbidities, using of invasive mechanical ventilation, Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1C), confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure, age ≥65 years (CURB-65) score, length of hospital stay, clinical outcomes, antimicrobial susceptibility. Independent risk factors for mortality were identified by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: A total of 365 patients with S. aureus pneumonia were included in our study, including 144 with DM and 221 non-DM. DM patients were more susceptible to MRSA infection (65.3% vs. 56.1%, P > 0.05), suffered from much severer pneumonia with a higher CURB-65 score, invasive mechanical ventilation rate (46.5% vs. 28.1%, P < 0.01) and mortality rates (30.6% vs. 23.1%, P > 0.05);almost all DM patients had higher antimicrobial resistance than non-DM patients, the DM group had a higher coinfection rate (47.2% vs. 45.7%, P > 0.05), and Acinetobacter baumannii was the most common bacterium in DM, while Klebsiella pneumoniae ranked first in patients with non-DM. Independent risk factors for pneumonia-related mortality were MRSA and CURB-65. Higher HbA1c levels were linked to a higher MRSA infection and co-infection rate and more severe pneumonia, leading to an increase in mortality. Conclusions: DM patients with poor glucose control are more susceptible to MRSA infection. They suffer from higher antimicrobial resistance, a higher co-infection rate, and much severer pneumonia than non-DM. MRSA itself is an independent risk factor for mortality in all patients.

Cytokine Profiling in Influenza A Virus and Staphylococcal(Co-)Infections

Influenza A virus and Staphylococcus aureus are common causative agents of pneumonia.Co-infections with these two pathogens frequently occur and are characterized,among others,by higher morbidity and mortality due to hyper-inflammation of the lungs.Here,we aimed to profile systemic and local cytokine composition at early acute stages of pneumonia in amurinemodel.Allmice recovered from single influenza A virus and/or staphylococcal infections.In contrast,co-infections led to a severe clinical outcome.While distinct cytokine patterns were detected in lungs of single-pathogen-infected animals,co-infections combined both virus-and bacteria-driven responses.However,analyses of infected human primarymonocytic cells as well as bronchial epithelial cells did not reflectmurine profiles.Based on infectious dose,mainly bacteria-driven responses were noted.The impact of single cells to cytokine composition of the lungs and translation of murine studies to humans remains uncertain and warrants further studies.