Invasive aspergillosis in patients with hematologic malignancies: incidence and description of 127 cases enrolled in a single institution prospective survey from 2004 to 2009
- 26 July 2011
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Ferrata Storti Foundation (Haematologica) in Haematologica
- Vol. 96 (11), 1685-1691
- https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2011.044636
Abstract
Background The study objectives were: 1) to report on invasive aspergillosis patients in a hematology department; and 2) to estimate its incidence according to the hematologic diagnosis. Design and Methods A prospective survey of invasive aspergillosis cases was undertaken between January 2004 and December 2009 in the hematology department of a university hospital. Meetings with clinicians, mycologists and infection control practitioners were organized monthly to confirm suspected aspergillosis cases. Demographic characteristics, clinical and complementary examination results were recorded prospectively. Information on hospitalization was extracted from administrative databases. Invasive aspergillosis diagnosis followed the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer criteria, and proven and probable IA cases were retained. A descriptive analysis was conducted with temporal trends of invasive aspergillosis incidence assessed by adjusted Poisson regression. Results Overall, 4,073 hospitalized patients (78,360 patient-days) were included in the study. In total, 127 (3.1%) patients presented invasive aspergillosis. The overall incidence was 1.6 per 1,000 patient-days (95% confidence interval: 1.4, 1.9) with a decrease of 16% per year (−1%, −28%). The incidence was 1.9 per 1,000 patient-days (1.5, 2.3) in acute myeloid leukemia patients with a decrease of 20% per year (−6%, −36%). Serum Aspergillus antigen was detected in 89 (71%) patients; 29 (23%) had positive cultures, and 118 (93%), abnormal lung CT scans. One-month mortality was 13%; 3-month mortality was 42%. Mortality tended to decrease between 2004 and 2009. Conclusions Invasive aspergillosis incidence and mortality declined between 2004 and 2009. Knowledge of invasive aspergillosis characteristics and its clinical course should help to improve the management of these patients with severe disease.Keywords
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