The Duration of Hypotension before the Initiation of Antibiotic Treatment Is a Critical Determinant of Survival in a Murine Model ofEscherichia coliSeptic Shock: Association with Serum Lactate and Inflammatory Cytokine Levels

Autor: Gordon M. Trenholme, Bhanu P Paladugu, Jailan Osman, Aseem Kumar, Roy D. Goldfarb, Cameron Haery, Steven M. Opal, Joseph E. Parrillo, Anand Kumar, Leo Taiberg, Simon Symeoneides
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 193:251-258
ISSN: 1537-6613
0022-1899
DOI: 10.1086/498909
Popis: Background. This study was designed to examine the relationship between the timing of antibiotic treatment and both survival rates and hemodynamic/inflammatory correlates of survival in a murine model of Escherichia coli septic shock. Methods. Surgical implantation of an E. coli (018:Kl:H7)-laced, gelatin capsule-encased fibrinogen clot was used to generate a bacteremic model of murine septic shock. Survival duration, hemodynamic responses, and circulating serum tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α , interleukin (IL)-6, and lactate levels were assessed in relation to increasing delays in or absence of antibiotic treatment. Results. A critical inflection point with respect to survival occurred between 12 and 15 h after implantation. When initiated at or before 12 h, antibiotic treatment resulted in ≤20% mortality, but, when initiated at or after 15 h, it resulted in >85% mortality. Physiologically relevant hypotension developed in untreated septic mice by 12 h after implantation. Values for heart rate differed between untreated septic mice and sham-infected control mice by 6 h after implantation, whereas values for cardiac output and stroke volume did not differ until at least 18-24 h after implantation. Antibiotic treatment initiated ≥ 12 h after implantation was associated with persistence of increased circulating serum lactate, TNF-a, and IL-6 levels. Conclusions. The timing of antibiotic treatment relative to hypotension is closely associated with survival in this murine model of septic shock. Delay in antibiotic treatment results in the persistence of inflammatory/stress markers even after antibiotic treatment is initiated.
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