A Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) Score Greater than 1 and Shortened Ampicillin Use Predict Death and One-Year Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Non-Perinatal Invasive Listeriosis: A Retrospective Analysis of 118 Consecutive Cases
Shuh-Kuan Liau, Cheng-Chieh Hung, Chao-Yu Chen, Yi-Chun Liu, Yueh-An Lu, Yu-Jr Lin, Yung-Chang Chen, Ya-Chung Tian, Fan-Gang Tseng, Hsiang-Hao Hsu, Antonella d’Arminio Monforte · 2024
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Shuh-Kuan Liau and co-authors find death predictors in invasive listeriosis in this 2024 paper. Listeria is a foodborne bacterium that can invade blood and the brain. Invasive cases kill up to 44 percent of patients in some reports. Which traits predict death was unclear. Records covered 118 hospitalized patients over 21 years.
In hospital death reached 36.4 percent, and only a third of patients lived one year. A quick organ failure score of two or more strongly predicted death. Respiratory failure also raised risk sharply. Shorter courses of ampicillin, the key antibiotic, linked to worse survival. Longer treatment may reflect both better care and surviving long enough to receive it. The score offers a fast triage signal for this dangerous infection.
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| CREATOR | Shuh-Kuan Liau, Cheng-Chieh Hung, Chao-Yu Chen, Yi-Chun Liu, Yueh-An Lu, Yu-Jr Lin, Yung-Chang Chen, Ya-Chung Tian, Fan-Gang Tseng, Hsiang-Hao Hsu, Antonella d’Arminio Monforte |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |