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CASE 3 Dr Albert J Mifsud Consultant Public Health Microbiologist for South East London Public Health England
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Mr Travers* 56 year old civil engineer working in various locations in central Europe for previous 5 years Generally fit and well * fictitious name
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Initial presentation: April 12
Presented to his general practitioner with symptoms of bladder outflow obstruction Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) performed: 4.9ng/ml Referred to urology clinic in local DGH Returned to Romania
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Urology Clinic, July 2012 Symptoms On examination
urinary frequency (increasing over several months) reduced flow (increasing over years) some perineal discomfort (new) On examination apyrexial Sl. tender mildly uniformly enlarged prostate
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Investigations MSU (microscopy) PSA
35WBCs No growth (routine culture) PSA 4.8ng/ml In view of persistently elevated PSA, listed for prostate biopsy Returned to contract work abroad
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Prostate biopsy: November 12
Pre-assessment ‘Penicillin allergy’ documented in notes 5th November (09:30hrs) : biopsy performed under LA Ciprofloxacin 500mg commenced 2hrs prior to biopsy Prescription for Ciprofloxacin 500mg bd 3days issued
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Do you agree with this course of action?
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Do you agree with this course of action?
Co-ordinator prompts Should investigation and treatment for prostatitis have been undertaken (avoid as outside scope of this topic)? Is ciprofloxacin an appropriate agent to be used for prophylaxis for TRUS (avoid as outside scope of this topic)?
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Post-biopsy course Circa 18hrs post biopsy (03:00hrs, 6th Nov)
developed rigors felt unwell temp: 39.8oC pulse rate: 110bpm bp: 135/70mmHg Admitted under Urology team (04:00hrs) diagnosis of sepsis post TRUS biopsy + SIRS
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What would you do now?
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What would you do now? Co-ordinator prompts (1) Further history
Elucidation of nature of allergy as not done prev. Nature of symptoms (with respect to prostatitis) Investigations Routine Blood culture / rpt. MSU
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Co-ordinator prompts (2)
Severity assessment Assessment of need for supportive care Antibiotics: Discussion around nature of allergy and antibiotics advised / contra-indicated
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Initial management Blood cultures collected Treatment decision:
‘IV antibiotics: Tigecycline as allergic to Amoxil’ 100mg loading dose (within 30mins), 50mg bd FBC, U&E, CRP: largely normal
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Do you agree with this approach?
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Do you agree with this approach?
Co-ordinator prompts September 2010: US FDA safety communication April 2011: UK MHRA safety warning
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Progress, 6th November 15:20hrs, while on Tigecycline:
further rigors microbiology contacted. Notes state: repeat blood / urine cultures single dose of gentamicin later (untimed): temp 40.8oC haematuria
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7th November 01:00hrs temp 38.2oC; pulse rate 112bpm; BP 79/47mmHg
Lactate: Not Done urinary retention (catheterised) resuscitation with fluids reviewed by ITU team
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What do you do now?
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What do you do now? Co-ordinator prompts
Recent guidance: haemodynamically unstable patients should be transferred to ITU Given that gentamicin had been given <10hrs earlier, would you change antibiotics? Risk of resistance given residence in C Europe?
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7th November Overnight Frequent reviews by ITU team
Assessed not to require ITU care Urine output: >30mls/hr Blood pressure: 120/65 86/58mmHg
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7th November 13:00hrs Blood cultures: Gram negative rods
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What do you do now?
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What do you do now? Co-ordinator prompt
Any change in antibiotic administration at this time?
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8th November Progress: Pyrexia, tachycardia settled
Hypotension persisted (80-100mgHg systolic)
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8th November Blood culture result: Urine result - similar
E.coli S gentamicin, imipenem, tigecycline, R ciprofloxacin, ESBL pattern Urine result - similar Microbiologist advice (telephone) : continue tigecycline 48hrs, switch to imipenem if no improvement
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Do you agree with this approach?
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Do you agree with this approach?
Co-ordinator prompt Is tigecycline appropriate in bacteremia? Why not carbapenem? If allergy status is cause for concern, options limited, maybe fosfomycin IV; combination therapy? How long would you treat prostatis?
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9th– 18th November Initial improvement, but interspersed with hypotensive periods Microbiology advice (telephone) 9th Nov: Continue gent (but incorrect info provided) Switch to imipenem, ‘with caution’ due to allergy However, tigecycline continued Eventual improvement: discharged (18/11) after 12d course of tigecycline
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Selected blood results
Date time WCC (x109/L) Neuts Plats Creat μmol/L CRP (mg/L) 6/11 04:24 6.9 6.4 101 93 5 7/11 00:55 10.9 10.5 58 178 106 8/11 03:33 8.6 7.6 28 144 231 9/11 09:02 16.8 14.6 43 92 215 10/11 09:28 14.1 11.2 62 90 114 11/11 16:00 12.2 88 87 61 14/11 11:39 19.1 14.5 352 98 16/11 09:07 435
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Relapse, December 2012 1st December (i.e. 8 days later) presented with 2 day history of dysuria, frequency and shivering. On examination: temp 37.8oC, tachycardic (120bpm) but normotensive (115/70mmHg) Drug chart: ‘penicillin headache’ Re-started on tigecycline
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What would you do now?
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What would you do now? Co-ordinator prompts
Meets SIRS / Sepsis criteria? Further investigations / considerations? Antibiotic choices?
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Progress (2nd day) Next day developed pyrexia (38.4oC), but remained haemodynamically stable Discussed with microbiology (telephone): gentamicin advised Remained pyrexial: MRI scan showed multiple abscesses within prostate Blood cultures, urine from 2/12: coliform with sens pattern as previously Microbiologist advised gent + mz
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Subsequent progress Rapid recovery ensued over next 24hrs
Microbiologist advice (telephone): ‘only option is full 14day course of gentamicin plus metronidazole’ Meticulous monitoring of gentamicin levels with Hartford nomogram undertaken eGFR: 64mls/min/1.73m2 creatinine:106µmol/l
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Do you agree with this advice?
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Do you agree with this advice?
Co-ordinator prompts Should audiometry be done routinely in pts receiving gentamicin beyond few days? BNF advises monitoring of renal, auditory and vestibular function in patients with renal impairment; BNF advises caution if dose continued for >7days.
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Outcome Presented to GP 1 wk later with unsteadiness: elaborate
Diagnosis of vestibular failure due to gentamicin made.
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Lessons learnt
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Lessons learnt Co-ordinator prompts:
Importance of investigating allergies at earliest opportunity and document in notes What are true risks of use of penicillins and beta-lactams in such patients Alternatives in apparently-true Type I hypersensitivity Benefit of audiometry if long-term aminoglycosides contemplated
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