Clinical characteristics and risk factors of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis complicated with infection

Jiang Chunhui, Wang Huifang, Guo Dandan, Fu Zixuan, Li Min, Liu Xuemei

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Chinese Journal of Nephrology ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (9) : 811-819. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441217-20211206-00116
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis complicated with infection

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Objective To investigate the characteristics and risk factors of infection in newly diagnosed patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). Methods The clinical data of AAV patients (followed up for at least 6 months) in Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University from September 2012 to September 2020 were retrospectively collected. According to whether infection occurred during follow-up, the patients were divided into infection group and non-infection group. The clinical characteristics and infection status of the two groups were analyzed, and the Cox regression analysis model was used to explore the influencing factors of infection. Results A total of 236 AAV patients were enrolled in this study, including 128 females (54.2%) and 108 males (45.8%), with a median age of 66.00 (59.76, 71.99) years. There were 202 patients (85.6%) with positive myeloperoxidase (MPO)-ANCA and 34 patients (14.4%) with positive protease 3 (PR3) -ANCA. There were 77 cases in the infection group and 159 cases in the non-infection group. A total of 121 infections occurred in 77 patients, and 54 infections (44.6%) occurred within 6 months after initial diagnosis. In the infection group the proportion of patients with hypertension history, pulmonary underlying diseases and patients who received hormone pulse therapy or plasma exchange, the incidence of lung, kidney, heart and gastrointestinal involvement, the level of serum creatinine and five factors score (FFS) at initial diagnosis were significantly higher than those in the non-infection group (all P<0.05), while the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was significantly lower (P<0.05). Lung (73.6%) was the main infection organ of AAV patients. The most common pathogenic microorganisms were bacteria (64.0%), mainly Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, followed by fungi (33.7%, mainly Candida albicans). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that lung involvement (HR=1.682, 95%CI 1.034-2.734, P=0.036) and gastrointestinal involvement (HR=2.976, 95%CI 1.219-7.267, P=0.017) were the independent influencing factors for infection in AAV patients. Conclusions AAV patients have a higher incidence of infection within 6 months after initial diagnosis. The most common organ of infection in AAV patients is the lung, and the common pathogens are Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans. Lung involvement and gastrointestinal involvement are the independent risk factors for infection in AAV patients.

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Antibodies, antineutrophil cytoplasmic / Vasculitis / Infection / Risk factors / Clinical characteristics

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Jiang Chunhui. , Wang Huifang. , Guo Dandan. , Fu Zixuan. , Li Min. , Liu Xuemei. Clinical characteristics and risk factors of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis complicated with infection[J]. Chinese Journal of Nephrology, 2022, 38(9): 811-819. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441217-20211206-00116.
抗中性粒细胞胞质抗体(antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody,ANCA)相关性血管炎(ANCA-associated vasculitis,AAV)是一组以小血管纤维素样坏死为特征的自身免疫性系统性血管炎[1]。国外有文献报道,全球年发病率为0.12‰~0.20‰,而我国2010—2015年住院患者中AAV发病率约0.25‰,且北方高于南方[2-3],提示AAV在我国并不罕见。研究表明AAV患者全因死亡率为38.4/1 000人年,可达普通人群的2~3倍,其中感染是AAV患者最常见的死亡原因和全因死亡的独立危险因素[4-8]。因此,研究AAV患者发生感染的危险因素具有重要的临床意义。本研究回顾性分析AAV患者的临床资料及并发感染的临床特征,评估AAV患者并发感染的危险因素,以减少感染及其相关不良预后的发生。

对象和方法

1. 研究对象: 回顾性收集2012年9月至2020年9月在青岛大学附属医院初诊AAV的患者资料。纳入标准:(1)年龄≥18岁;(2)符合2012年教堂山(Chapel Hill)会议制定的AAV诊断标准[9];(3)间接免疫荧光法(indirect immunofluorescence,IIF)和抗原特异性免疫学方法检测ANCA阳性[10];(4)随访≥6个月。排除标准:合并系统性红斑狼疮、干燥综合征、类风湿关节炎、系统性硬化症、炎症性肠病等自身免疫性疾病;合并IgA、膜性肾病、糖尿病肾脏疾病等其他肾小球疾病;合并抗肾小球基底膜抗体阳性;合并恶性肿瘤;获得性免疫缺陷综合征、放化疗后、移植术后等造成免疫力低下或原发性免疫缺陷者;未规律随访及临床资料不完整者。本研究经青岛大学附属医院伦理委员会审核批准(审批文号:QYFYWZLL 26713)。
2. 分组: 根据患者随访过程中是否发生感染,分为感染组和非感染组,并记录感染的次数。感染是指得到临床表现、实验室检查或影像学证据支持,并且进行抗生素治疗[11-12]。再发感染需与既往感染间隔30 d以上。
3. 资料收集: (1)收集基本资料,包括性别、初诊时年龄、随访时间、高血压病史、糖尿病病史、肺部基础疾病史;(2)受累器官:AAV相关的肺部、肾脏、耳鼻喉、胃肠道、心脏、神经系统等器官损害[13]。肺部受累指咳嗽、咳痰等临床表现或影像学示纤维化、肺结节、斑片影、肺泡出血等AAV所致的肺部改变;肾脏损伤指血尿、蛋白尿或肌酐升高等;胃肠道受累遵循文献[14-15]制定的标准,常见的症状是腹痛、消化道出血等;耳鼻喉受累指AAV引起的鼻窦炎、鞍鼻、听力受损等[16];心脏受累指心肌炎、传导阻滞等[17];神经系统受累指包括头痛、缺血性梗死、颅内出血、意识改变、感觉及运动周围神经病等[18-19]。(3)记录首次就诊且尚未启动激素或免疫抑制剂治疗时的血常规结果、血清白蛋白、血肌酐、C3、C4、免疫球蛋白、ANCA类型等,并计算估算肾小球滤过率(estimated glomerular filtration rate,eGFR)和五因子评分(five factors score,FFS)。eGFR参照慢性肾脏病流行病学协作公式(the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation,CKD-EPI公式)[20-21],FFS是一种用于评估AAV预后的工具,包括4个危险因素(年龄>65岁、血肌酐≥150 μmol/L、心脏受累、胃肠道受累)及1个保护因素(耳鼻喉症状)[22]
4. 治疗方案: 诱导缓解阶段使用糖皮质激素和/或联合免疫抑制剂治疗。泼尼松(1 mg·kg-1·d-1)治疗,4周后逐渐减量;联合环磷酰胺(CTX)0.5~1.0 g/m2静脉滴注,每月1次或1.5~2.0 mg·kg-1·d-1,或其他免疫抑制剂如霉酚酸酯、他克莫司、环孢素、甲氨蝶呤、硫唑嘌呤等。对于快速进展性肾小球肾炎或合并咯血的严重病例使用甲泼尼龙(500 mg/d,3 d为一疗程)静脉冲击治疗或血浆置换。维持缓解阶段包括小剂量糖皮质激素联合CTX、霉酚酸酯、硫唑嘌呤、甲氨蝶呤等。本文仅对诱导缓解的治疗药物进行统计分析,将其分为单用激素、激素+CTX、激素+其他免疫抑制剂及激素冲击、血浆置换。
图1 患者纳入筛选流程图

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5. 统计学方法: 使用SPSS 25.0软件进行数据的统计学处理。采用K-S检验验证计量资料的正态性,正态分布的计量资料采用x¯±s表示,两组间比较采用t检验;非正态计量资料用MP25P75)表示,两组间比较采用Mann-Whitney U检验。计数资料采用构成比或百分率表示,两组间比较采用卡方检验或Fisher确切概率法检验。累积无感染率采用Kaplan-Meier生存分析法计算。以初诊时间为起始时间,以首次感染作为结局事件,采用单因素和多因素Cox回归模型分析AAV患者发生感染的影响因素。所有检验均为双侧检验,P<0.05视为差异具有统计学意义。

结果

1. 基本资料: 本研究共纳入236例AAV患者,女性128例(54.2%),男性108例(45.8%),中位年龄为66.00(59.76,71.99)岁,MPO-ANCA阳性者202例(85.6%),PR3-ANCA阳性者34例(14.4%)。85例(36.0%)患者有吸烟史,27例(11.4%)合并糖尿病,103例(43.6%)合并高血压,55例(23.3%)患者有肺部基础疾病。最常见的受累部位是肾脏(64.4%),其次是肺部(53.4%)、心脏(22.9%)、耳鼻喉(18.2%)、神经系统(7.6%)、胃肠道(5.1%)等。在诱导治疗方面,包括单用激素(n=81)、激素+CTX(n=124)、激素+其他免疫抑制剂(n=31),60例(25.4%)接受了静脉甲泼尼龙冲击治疗,30例(12.7%)接受了血浆置换。在随访期间77例(32.6%)患者发生过至少1次感染,纳入感染组,159 例(67.4%)患者从未发生过感染,纳入非感染组。见表1
表1 抗中性粒细胞胞质抗体相关性血管炎患者的临床资料
项目 总数(n=236) 感染组(n=77) 非感染组(n=159) 统计量(t/ Z/ χ2) P
年龄(岁) 66.00(59.76,71.99) 66.82(61.77,70.83) 65.00(57.00,72.00) 1.077 0.281
女性[例(%)] 128(54.2) 43(55.8) 85(53.5) 0.119 0.730
随访时间(月) 32.38(15.67,56.58) 35.10(12.00,58.19) 30.67(16.06,51.75) 0.078 0.938
吸烟[例(%)] 85(36.0) 27(35.1) 58(36.5) 0.045 0.832
糖尿病史[例(%)] 27(11.4) 12(15.6) 15(9.4) 1.937 0.164
高血压史[例(%)] 103(43.6) 44(57.1) 59(37.1) 8.467 0.004
肺部基础疾病[例(%)] 55(23.3) 27(35.1) 28(17.6) 8.843 0.003
MPO-ANCA阳性[例(%)] 202(85.6) 67(87.0) 135(84.9) 0.187 0.666
受累部位
肺部[例(%)] 126(53.4) 50(64.9) 76(47.8) 6.122 0.013
肾脏[例(%)] 152(64.4) 60(77.9) 92(57.9) 9.107 0.003
耳鼻喉[例(%)] 43(18.2) 19(24.7) 24(15.1) 3.196 0.074
心脏[例(%)] 54(22.9) 24(31.2) 30(18.9) 4.448 0.035
胃肠道[例(%)] 12(5.1) 9(11.7) 3(1.9) 8.396 0.004
神经系统[例(%)] 18(7.6) 9(11.7) 9(5.7) 2.676 0.102
实验室检查
白细胞计数(×109/L) 9.49(7.44,11.88) 9.23(7.44,11.85) 9.70(7.41,11.89) 0.298 0.766
中性粒细胞计数(×109/L) 6.97(5.10,9.23) 6.67(5.16,8.87) 6.99(4.89,9.49) 0.265 0.791
淋巴细胞计数(×109/L) 1.42(1.06,1.91) 1.35(0.99,1.82) 1.44(1.12,1.94) 1.206 0.228
血小板计数(×109/L) 297.13±111.18 288.62±122.59 301.25±105.28 0.818 0.414
血红蛋白(g/L) 102.73±22.07 99.06±22.49 104.51±21.71 1.785 0.076
C反应蛋白(mg/L) 44.45(10.58,76.01) 42.16(13.30,70.69) 49.30(8.89,81.37) 0.096 0.924
红细胞沉降率(ml/h) 70.73±36.45 73.81±37.02 69.24±36.19 0.903 0.368
补体C3(g/L) 1.06±0.26 1.02±0.25 1.07±0.25 1.681 0.094
补体C4(g/L) 0.27(0.22,0.32) 0.26(0.22,0.31) 0.27(0.22,0.33) 1.252 0.211
IgG(g/L) 13.90(11.10,16.30) 13.30(10.30,16.35) 14.20(11.43,16.02) 0.959 0.338
IgM(g/L) 0.96(0.71,1.19) 0.90(0.62,1.22) 0.97(0.76,1.18) 0.844 0.399
IgE(IU/ml) 143.05(49.68,363.69) 112.00(31.28,379.55) 174.69(53.99,344.98) 0.625 0.532
IgA(g/L) 2.45(1.91,3.00) 2.37(1.79,3.07) 2.47(1.96,2.93) 0.794 0.427
白蛋白(g/L) 30.76±5.84 29.81±4.93 31.22±6.19 1.897 0.059
血肌酐(μmol/L) 118.50(78.25,244.00) 154.00(84.00,402.00) 101.00(77.00,199.00) 3.056 0.002
eGFR 52.72(18.89,78.23) 31.16(11.38,75.83) 58.89(24.56,78.54) 2.929 0.003
FFS(分) 2.01±1.05 2.27±1.17 1.86±0.97 2.511 0.013
治疗方案
激素冲击[例(%)] 60(25.4) 26(33.8) 34(21.4) 4.195 0.041
血浆置换[例(%)] 30(12.7) 16(20.8) 14(8.8) 6.704 0.010
单用激素[例(%)] 81(34.3) 27(35.1) 54(34.0) 0.028 0.867
激素+CTX[例(%)] 124(52.5) 39(50.6) 85(53.5) 0.164 0.685
激素+其他免疫抑制剂[例(%)] 31(13.1) 11(14.3) 20(12.6) 0.132 0.716
注:MPO-ANCA:髓过氧化物酶-中性粒细胞胞质抗体;eGFR:估算肾小球滤过率,单位为ml·min-1·(1.73 m2)-1;FFS:五因子评分;CTX:环磷酰胺;其他免疫抑制剂:霉酚酸酯、环孢素、硫唑嘌呤、他克莫司、利妥昔单抗等;正态分布的计量资料采用x¯±s形式表示,两组间比较采用t检验;非正态计量资料用MP25P75)形式表示,两组间比较采用Mann-Whitney U检验;计数资料采用构成比或百分率表示,两组间比较采用卡方检验或Fisher确切概率法检验
2. 两组患者的临床资料比较: 与非感染组相比,感染组合并高血压者比例较高(57.1%比37.1%,χ2=8.467,P=0.004),肺部、肾脏、心脏、胃肠道受累率较高(64.9%比47.8%,χ2=6.122,P=0.013;77.9%比57.9%,χ2=9.107,P=0.003;31.2%比18.9%, χ2=4.448,P=0.035;11.7%比1.9%,χ2=8.396,P=0.004),初诊时血肌酐水平和FFS较高[154.00(84.00,402.00)μmol/L 比101.00(77.00,199.00)μmol/L,Z=3.056,P=0.002;(2.27±1.17)分比(1.86±0.97)分,t=2.511,P=0.013],eGFR较低[31.16(11.38,75.83)ml·min-1·(1.73 m2)-1 比58.89(24.56,78.54)ml·min-1·(1.73 m2)-1Z=2.929,P=0.003]。在治疗方面,感染组接受激素冲击、血浆置换的患者比例较非感染组高(33.8%比21.4%, χ2=4.195,P=0.041;20.8%比8.8%, χ2=6.704,P=0.010)。见表1
感染组合并肺部基础疾病者比例较非感染组高(35.1%比17.6%, χ2=8.843,P=0.003),且两组肺部基础疾病的构成比间差异具有统计学意义( χ2=15.252,P=0.010),见表1图2。感染组主要为支气管扩张(29.63%)、陈旧性肺结核(22.22%)、慢性支气管炎(22.22%)、慢性阻塞性肺疾病(14.81%)等,而非感染组主要为间质性肺炎(28.57%)、陈旧性肺结核(17.86%)、支气管哮喘(17.86%)等,两组患者的肺部基础疾病构成见图2
图2 55例合并肺部基础疾病抗中性粒细胞胞质抗体相关性血管炎患者的肺部基础疾病构成
注:A:感染组,77例患者中有27例合并肺部基础疾病;B:非感染组,159 例患者中28 例合并肺部基础疾病;两组间构成比较,χ2=15.252,P=0.010

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3. 感染特征: (1)感染率:在随访期内,77例感染组患者发生过121次感染;其中27例患者(35.1%)发生过两次及以上感染,54次(44.6%)感染发生在初诊后的6个月内,见表2图3。(2)感染部位:最常见的感染部位为肺部(89次,73.6%),其次是泌尿道(13次,10.7%)、口腔(6次,5.0%)等,见表2。(3)病原体谱:在86次感染中确定了病原体,主要来源于痰、尿、血和腹水培养结果。整个病原体谱包括细菌、真菌和病毒,其中细菌感染最常见(55次,64.0%),以铜绿假单胞菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、大肠杆菌为主,其次是真菌感染(29次,33.7%)和病毒感染(2次,2.3%),见表2
表2 抗中性粒细胞胞质抗体相关性血管炎患者的感染特征
感染特征 数量(%)
感染次数(次)
1 50(64.9)
2 16(20.8)
≥3 11(14.3)
感染部位
肺部 89(73.6)
泌尿道 13(10.7)
口腔 6(5.0)
导管 5(4.1)
腹膜 3(2.5)
消化道 3(2.5)
中枢神经系统 2(1.7)
病原体类型
细菌
铜绿假单胞菌 10
金黄色葡萄球菌 8
大肠杆菌 6
阴沟肠杆菌 6
嗜麦芽窄食单胞菌 4
肠球菌 4
克雷伯菌 4
鲍曼不动杆菌 2
嗜血杆菌 2
肺炎球菌 2
产气杆菌 1
支气管炎伯特菌 1
其他革兰阴性杆菌 5
真菌
白念珠菌 19
曲霉 9
青霉菌 1
病毒
EB病毒 1
未确定的病毒类型 1
注:其他革兰阴性杆菌:嗜水气单胞菌、弗氏柠檬酸杆菌、泛菌属
图3 236例抗中性粒细胞胞质抗体相关性血管炎患者感染的生存曲线(Kaplan-Meier生存曲线)

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4. AAV患者发生感染的影响因素: 单因素Cox回归分析结果显示,高血压病史、肺部受累、肾脏受累、胃肠道受累及血红蛋白<90 g/L、血清白蛋白<30 g/L、血肌酐、eGFR、FFS、激素冲击及血浆置换均是AAV患者发生感染的影响因素(均P<0.05),将上述因素纳入多因素Cox 回归分析,结果显示肺部受累(HR=1.682,95%CI 1.034~2.734,P=0.036)、胃肠道受累(HR=2.976,95%CI 1.219~7.267,P=0.017)是AAV患者发生感染的独立影响因素,见表3
表3 抗中性粒细胞胞质抗体相关性血管炎患者发生感染的影响因素分析(Cox回归分析)
影响因素 单因素分析 多因素分析
HR(95%CI) P HR(95%CI) P
年龄>65岁(是/否) 1.500(0.950~2.368) 0.082
MPO-ANCA阳性(是/否) 1.127(0.577~2.199) 0.727
吸烟史(有/无) 1.001(0.626~1.599) 0.998
糖尿病史(有/无) 1.499(0.808~2.779) 0.199
高血压史(有/无) 1.777(1.130~2.794) 0.013 1.658(0.975~2.822) 0.062
肺部基础疾病(有/无) 1.527(0.950~2.455) 0.080
肺部受累(有/无) 1.741(1.090~2.782) 0.002 1.682(1.034~2.734) 0.036
肾脏受累(有/无) 2.228(1.300~3.819) 0.004 1.566(0.794~3.088) 0.196
心脏受累(有/无) 1.563(0.964~2.533) 0.070
胃肠道受累(有/无) 2.895(1.441~5.816) 0.003 2.976(1.219~7.267) 0.017
耳鼻喉受累(有/无) 1.396(0.831~2.345) 0.208
神经系统受累(有/无) 2.206(0.838~5.804) 0.109
血红蛋白<90 g/L(是/否) 1.638(1.038~2.584) 0.034 1.011(0.560~1.825) 0.970
血清白蛋白<30 g/L(是/否) 1.803(1.150~2.828) 0.010 1.406(0.850~2.325) 0.184
白细胞计数(每增加1×109/L) 1.018(0.964~1.074) 0.527
中性粒细胞计数(每增加1×109/L) 1.031(0.983~1.081) 0.213
淋巴细胞计数(每增加1×109/L) 0.815(0.587~1.132) 0.222
血小板计数(每增加1×109/L) 1.000(0.998~1.002) 0.839
C反应蛋白(每增加1 mg/L) 1.002(0.998~1.006) 0.368
红细胞沉降率(每增加1 ml/h) 1.004(0.998~1.010) 0.182
补体C3(每增加1 g/L) 0.505(0.229~1.117) 0.092
补体C4(每增加1 g/L) 1.042(0.127~8.550) 0.970
IgG(每增加1 g/L) 0.994(0.953~1.036) 0.765
IgM(每增加1 g/L) 0.962(0.692~1.336) 0.816
IgE(每增加1 IU/ml) 1.000(1.000~1.001) 0.262
IgA(每增加1 g/L) 0.885(0.706~1.109) 0.289
血肌酐(每增加1 μmol/L) 1.002(1.001~1.003) <0.001 1.001(0.999~1.003) 0.246
eGFR[每增加1 ml·min-1·(1.73 m2)-1] 0.987(0.980~0.995) 0.001 1.005(0.990~1.020) 0.514
FFS(每增加1分) 1.397(1.132~1.725) 0.002 1.006(0.741~1.364) 0.971
激素冲击(有/无) 1.707(1.064~2.741) 0.027 1.219(0.692~2.148) 0.493
血浆置换(有/无) 2.369(1.363~4.118) 0.002 1.673(0.863~3.244) 0.128
单用激素 参照 参照
激素+CTX 0.851(0.544~1.332) 0.481 0.931(0.524~1.653) 0.806
激素+其他免疫抑制剂 1.107(0.584~2.100) 0.755 0.908(0.420~1.966) 0.807
注:MPO-ANCA:髓过氧化物酶-中性粒细胞胞质抗体;eGFR:估算肾小球滤过率;FFS:五因子评分;CTX:环磷酰胺;变量赋值:单用激素=0,激素+CTX=1,激素+其他免疫抑制剂=2

讨论

随着激素和免疫抑制治疗的使用,AAV患者的预后获得明显改善,但疾病活动和治疗引起的感染仍然是目前面临的挑战。文献报道显示发生感染是AAV患者1年内死亡的首要原因以及远期预后不良的重要影响因素[23-25]。因此,本研究分析AAV患者发生感染的临床特征及危险因素,以期及时给予干预来减少感染的发生,从而改善短期和长期预后,提高患者生存率。
在本研究随访过程中,77例感染组患者共发生过121次感染,且感染多集中在确诊后的6个月内(54次,44.6%),故在此期间应加强感染指标的监测,及时采取干预措施以预防感染的发生。本研究中最主要的感染部位为肺部(73.6%),这与AAV肺损伤密切相关。从发病机制上看,AAV肺损伤主要是由于ANCA激活中性粒细胞释放氧自由基、激活替代补体途径,作用于血管壁产生促氧化、促炎性反应作用,使红细胞溢出引起肺泡出血、血浆蛋白外渗形成纤维蛋白样坏死引起肺间质纤维化[26-27]。此外,AAV患者多合并支气管扩张、间质性肺炎、慢性阻塞性肺疾病等肺部基础疾病,导致气道及肺实质结构改变,是肺部感染的潜在危险因素[28-30]。以上两种因素均导致肺屏障被破坏,使AAV患者在免疫功能下降的情况下更容易受到病原微生物的侵袭而发生感染。本研究中最常见的病原微生物是铜绿假单胞菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、白念珠菌,与医源性感染(如激素、免疫抑制剂使用引起的感染)的机会致病菌群相似,故在临床未获得细菌培养及药敏结果时建议选用覆盖以上菌群的抗生素。
本研究多因素Cox回归分析证实胃肠道受累(HR=2.976,95%CI 1.219~7.267,P=0.017)是AAV发生感染的独立影响因素。有研究显示,只有5%~7%的AAV患者合并胃肠道受累[31],且多为非特异性症状,不易引起临床医师的重视而导致漏诊、误诊,延误治疗时机。此外,AAV可引起全身小血管炎性反应,包括急性胃肠道动静脉闭塞、血流淤滞,引起胃肠黏膜损伤、局部炎症、溃疡等改变,使胃肠黏膜薄弱、免疫防御能力下降,易发生出血甚至穿孔[31-32]。故AAV患者累及胃肠道时可导致胃肠黏膜屏障损伤及病原微生物入血引发感染,因此在AAV诊疗过程中应重视胃肠道症状,及时调整激素及抗生素用药,以减少感染的发生。
本研究初步分析发现两组FFS之间的差异具有统计学意义。目前通常将FFS和伯明翰评分(Birmingham vasculitis activity score,BVAS)作为评估AAV患者预后的综合评分量表,高FFS和高BVAS与AAV患者临床预后不良存在一致且稳健的关联[33-34]。有研究显示,诊断时BVAS≥20.5是AAV患者发生感染的独立危险因素[35],但BVAS需准确排除感染相关的临床和实验室表现,临床使用繁琐;而FFS临床实用性强,且其五项因素均与AAV感染有关。目前国内外关于FFS预测AAV发生感染的研究较少,近来韩国的一项单中心研究显示诊断时FFS≥1.5与严重感染有关[36]。但本研究进一步将FFS纳入Cox回归分析模型进行分析,排除混杂因素的影响后结果显示FFS与AAV患者发生感染无明显相关。故FFS能否预测AAV患者发生感染以及FFS临界值的确定仍待进一步研究。
本研究存在一定的局限性:首先,本研究为单中心回顾性研究,随访时间较短且纳入样本量较少、胃肠道受累患者例数较少,结果可能存在选择偏倚;今后需要通过国内外大样本、多中心、前瞻性研究来进一步明确AAV患者发生感染的危险因素。
综上所述,AAV在确诊后6个月内感染发生率较高,以肺部感染为主,最常见的病原微生物是铜绿假单胞菌、金黄色葡萄球菌、白念珠菌。肺部受累、胃肠道受累是AAV患者发生感染的独立危险因素。

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Comprehensive multisystem clinical assessment using the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity score (BVAS) is widely used in therapeutic studies of systemic vasculitis. Extensive use suggested a need to revise the instrument. The previous version of BVAS has been revised, according to usage and reviewed by an expert committee.To modify and validate version 3 of the BVAS in patients with systemic vasculitis.The new version of BVAS was tested in a prospective cross-sectional study of patients with vasculitis.The number of items was reduced from 66 to 56. The subscores for new/worse disease and persistent disease were unified. In 313 patients with systemic vasculitis, BVAS(v.3) correlated with treatment decision (Spearman's r(s) = 0.66, 95% CI 0.59 to 0.72), BVAS1 of version 2 (r(s) = 0.94, 95% CI 0.92 to 0.96), BVAS2 of version 2 in patients with persistent disease (r(s) = 0.60, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.83), C-reactive protein levels (r(s) = 0.43, 95% CI 0.31 to 0.54), physician's global assessment (r(s) = 0.91, 95% CI 0.89 to 0.93) and vasculitis activity index (r(s) = 0.88, 95% CI 0.86 to 0.91). The intraclass correlation coefficients for reproducibility and repeatability were 0.96 (95% CI 0.95 to 0.97) and 0.96 (95% CI 0.92 to 0.97), respectively. In 39 patients assessed at diagnosis and again at 3 months, the BVAS(v.3) fell by 17 (95% CI 15 to 19) units (p<0.001, paired t test).BVAS(v.3) demonstrates convergence with BVAS(v.2), treatment decision, physician global assessment of disease activity, vasculitis activity index and C-reactive protein. It is repeatable, reproducible and sensitive to change. The new version of BVAS is validated for assessment of systemic vasculitis.
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Björk J, Nyman U, Larsson A, et al. Estimation of the glomerular filtration rate in children and young adults by means of the CKD-EPI equation with age-adjusted creatinine values[J]. Kidney Int, 2021, 99(4): 940-947. DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2020.10.017.
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Chen M, Xia J, Pei G, et al. A more accurate method acquirement by a comparison of the prediction equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate in Chinese patients with obstructive nephropathy[J]. BMC Nephrol, 2016, 17(1): 150. DOI: 10.1186/s12882-016-0345-0.
Researchers have developed several equations to predict glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD). However, there are scarcely any studies performed to discern the best equation to estimate GFR in patients with pure obstructive nephropathy. In present study, we assessed the suitability of six prediction equations and compared their performance in eGFR evaluation for Chinese patients with obstructive nephropathy.A total of 245 adult patients with obstructive nephropathy were enrolled. We evaluated the performance of the 3 Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equations (MDRD) (the original MDRD7, 7MDRD; the abbreviated MDRD, aMDRD; and re-expressed abbreviated MDRD, re-aMDRD) and 3 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equations (CKD-EPI) (CKD-EPI equation based on creatinine alone, CKD-EPIcr; CKD-EPI equation based on cystatin C alone, CKD-EPIcys; CKD-EPI equation based on combined creatinine-cystatin, CKD-EPIcr-cys). The measured GFR (mGFR) by mTc-DTPA renal dynamic imaging method was used as the reference GFR.The mean age of the study population was 51.61 ± 14.17 and 131 were male (53.47 %). The mean measured GFR was 66.54 ± 23.99 ml/min/1.73 m. Overall, the CKD-EPIcr-cys equation gave the best performance with the best correlation (R = 0.72) and agreement (-34.87, 40.83). CKD-EPIcr-cys equation also exhibited the highest accuracy (69.39 %, P < 0.01) and diagnostic efficacy (ROC = 0.874) with the smallest bias (2.98, P < 0.01). In the subgroup of the lowest GFR, CKD-EPIcys equation exhibited the highest accuracy (52.69 %) and the smallest bias (0.27). In the youngest age subgroup, CKD-EPIcys equation had the highest accuracy (71.64 %) and the smallest bias (-1.24). In other subgroups stratified by GFR, age and gender, CKD-EPIcr-cys equation remained the best performance.The 3 CKD-EPI equations performed better than the 3 MDRD equations in estimating GFR in Chinese obstructive nephropathy patients; while the CKD-EPI equation based on combined creatinine-cystatin C provided the best estimation of GFR.
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Guillevin L, Pagnoux C, Seror R, et al. The five-factor score revisited: assessment of prognoses of systemic necrotizing vasculitides based on the French Vasculitis Study Group (FVSG) cohort[J]. Medicine (Baltimore), 2011, 90(1): 19-27. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0b013e318205a4c6.
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Sarica SH, Dhaun N, Sznajd J, et al. Characterizing infection in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: results from a longitudinal, matched-cohort data linkage study[J]. Rheumatology (Oxford), 2020, 59(10): 3014-3022. DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa070.
Infection exerts a major burden in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), however, its precise extent and nature remains unclear. In this national study we aimed to longitudinally quantify, characterize and contextualize infection risk in AAV.We conducted a multicentre matched cohort study of AAV. Complementary data on infections were retrieved via data linkage with the population-based Scottish microbiological laboratory, hospitalization and primary care prescribing registries.A total of 379 AAV patients and 1859 controls were followed up for a median of 3.5 years (interquartile range 1.9-5.7). During follow-up, the proportions of AAV patients with at least one laboratory-confirmed infection, severe infection and primary care antibiotic prescription were 55.4%, 35.6% and 74.6%, respectively. The risk of infection was higher in AAV than in matched controls {laboratory-confirmed infections: incidence rate ratio [IRR] 7.3 [95% confidence interval (CI) 5.6, 9.6]; severe infections: IRR 4.4 [95% CI 3.3, 5.7]; antibiotic prescriptions: IRR 2.2 [95% CI 1.9, 2.6]}. Temporal trend analysis showed that AAV patients remained at a higher risk of infections throughout the follow-up period, especially year 1. Although the Escherichia genus was the most commonly identified pathogen (16.6% of AAV, 5.5% of controls; P < 0.0001), AAV patients had the highest risk for Herpes [IRR 12.5 (95% CI 3.7, 42.6)] and Candida [IRR 11.4 (95% CI 2.4, 55.4)].AAV patients have up to seven times higher risk of infection than the general population and the overall risk remains significant after 8 years of follow-up. The testing of enhanced short- to medium-term prophylactic antibiotic regimes should be considered.© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology.
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Garcia-Vives E, Segarra-Medrano A, Martinez-Valle F, et al. Prevalence and risk factors for major infections in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: influence on the disease outcome[J]. J Rheumatol, 2020, 47(3): 407-414. DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.190065.
To analyze the role that infections play on the antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) outcome.A retrospective study of adult patients with AAV diagnosed in a tertiary center. Clinical features, laboratory findings, treatment, relapses, major infections, and outcome were evaluated.Included were 132 patients [51 microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), 52 granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), 29 eosinophilic GPA (EGPA)] with a mean followup of 140 (96-228) months. ANCA were positive in 85% of cases. A total of 300 major infections, mainly bacterial (85%), occurred in 60% patients during the followup. Lower respiratory tract (64%) and urinary tract infections (11%) were the most frequent, followed by bacteremia (10%). A total of 7.3% opportunistic infections were observed, most due to systemic mycosis. Up to 46% of all opportunistic infections took place in the first year of diagnosis, and 55% of them under cyclophosphamide (CYC) treatment. Bacterial infections were associated with Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (version 3) > 15 at the disease onset, a total cumulative CYC dose > 8.65 g, dialysis, and development of leukopenia during the followup. Leukopenia was the only factor independently related to opportunistic infections. Forty-four patients died, half from infection. Patients who had major infections had an increased mortality from any cause.Our results confirm that major infections are the main cause of death in patients with AAV.
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Nguyen Y, Pagnoux C, Karras A, et al. Microscopic polyangiitis: clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes of 378 patients from the French Vasculitis Study Group Registry[J]. J Autoimmun, 2020, 112: 102467. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2020.102467.
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Alba MA, Jennette JC, Falk RJ. Pathogenesis of ANCA-associated pulmonary vasculitis[J]. Semin Respir Crit Care Med, 2018, 39(4): 413-424. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1673386.
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) are autoantibodies specific for antigens located in the cytoplasmic granules of neutrophils and lysosomes of monocytes. ANCAs are associated with a spectrum of necrotizing vasculitis that includes granulomatosis with polyangiitis, microscopic polyangiitis, and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Pulmonary vasculitis and related extravascular inflammation and fibrosis are frequent components of ANCA vasculitis. In this review, we detail the factors that have been associated with the origin of the ANCA autoimmune response and summarize the most relevant clinical observations, in vitro evidence, and animal studies strongly indicating the pathogenic potential of ANCA. In addition, we describe the putative sequence of pathogenic mechanisms driven by ANCA-induced activation of neutrophils that result in small vessel necrotizing vasculitis and extravascular granulomatous necrotizing inflammation.Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.
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胡剑, 高春林, 张沛, 等. 抗中性粒细胞胞质抗体相关性血管炎发病机制及治疗的研究进展[J]. 中华肾脏病杂志, 2020, 36(5): 412-416. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441217-20190920-00078.
抗中性粒细胞胞质抗体(ANCA)相关性血管炎(AAV)主要以小血管壁的炎性反应和纤维素样坏死为病理表现,伴随血清ANCA 阳性,累及全身多系统的自身免疫性疾病。主要临床表现包括:显微镜下多血管炎(MPA),肉芽肿性多血管炎(GPA),嗜酸性肉芽肿性多血管炎(EGPA)等。最常见累及器官包括呼吸道及肾脏,病情凶险,死亡率高。本文旨在综述AAV发病机制及治疗方法的最新研究进展。
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Ono N, Inoue Y, Miyamura T, et al. The association of airway comorbidities with the clinical phenotypes and outcomes of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis[J]. J Rheumatol, 2021, 48(3): 417-425. DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.190373.
We investigated the association of airway comorbidities with the clinical phenotypes and outcomes of myeloperoxidase (MPO)-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-positive ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV).An AAV patient multicenter cohort trial was established in 13 hospitals in western Japan between 2012 and 2018. We examined 143 of the new-onset MPO-ANCA-positive AAV patients. Their clinical characteristics and comorbidities at disease onset were compared based on clinical phenotypes. Multivariate analysis was performed to identify factors predictive of remission and death.Twenty-seven cases with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), 10 with eosinophilic GPA (EGPA), 81 with microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and 25 with unclassified AAV were identified. The average age of MPO-ANCA-positive patients was 71.4 years. Comorbidity (87.4%) and airway comorbidity (70.6%) were frequently observed in these patients. Examination of the clinical phenotypes revealed that the cases of GPA were frequently accompanied by infectious airway comorbidity (upper airway disease, bronchiectasis, pulmonary infections), and most of the cases of MPA and unclassified AAV were accompanied by fibrotic interstitial lung disease (fILD) or emphysema. Among MPO-ANCA-positive patients, infectious airway comorbidity was predictive of both remission (HR 1.58, = 0.03) and mortality (HR 2.64, = 0.04), and fILD was predictive of mortality (HR 7.55, = 0.008). The combination of infectious airway comorbidities and fILD caused the worst survival outcomes in patients.MPO-ANCA-positive AAV was frequently accompanied by airway comorbidities. In addition to fILD, infectious airway comorbidities were closely associated with those clinical phenotypes and outcomes.Copyright © 2021 by the Journal of Rheumatology.
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Cookson W, Cox MJ, Moffatt MF. New opportunities for managing acute and chronic lung infections[J]. Nat Rev Microbiol, 2018, 16(2): 111-120. DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro.2017.122.
Lung diseases caused by microbial infections affect hundreds of millions of children and adults throughout the world. In Western populations, the treatment of lung infections is a primary driver of antibiotic resistance. Traditional therapeutic strategies have been based on the premise that the healthy lung is sterile and that infections grow in a pristine environment. As a consequence, rapid advances in our understanding of the composition of the microbiota of the skin and bowel have not yet been matched by studies of the respiratory tree. The recognition that the lungs are as populated with microorganisms as other mucosal surfaces provides the opportunity to reconsider the mechanisms and management of lung infections. Molecular analyses of the lung microbiota are revealing profound adverse responses to widespread antibiotic use, urbanization and globalization. This Opinion article proposes how technologies and concepts flowing from the Human Microbiome Project can transform the diagnosis and treatment of common lung diseases.
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Néel A, Espitia-Thibault A, Arrigoni PP, et al. Bronchiectasis is highly prevalent in anti-MPO ANCA-associated vasculitis and is associated with a distinct disease presentation[J]. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 2018, 48(1): 70-76. DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2017.12.002.
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Eriksson P, Segelmark M, Hallböök O. Frequency, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of gastrointestinal disease in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis[J]. J Rheumatol, 2018, 45(4): 529-537. DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.170249.
Involvement of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a rare complication of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). The aim was to describe frequency, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of GI disease in a large series of patients in a single center.A database that includes all patients with GPA and MPA diagnosed since 1997 in a defined area of southeastern Sweden as well as prevalent older cases and tertiary referral patients was screened for patients with GI disease. Data were retrieved from the patient's medical records, and GI manifestations of vasculitis were defined as proposed by Pagnoux, in 2005.Fourteen (6.5%) of 216 consecutive patients with GPA/MPA had GI manifestations. Abdominal pain and GI bleeding were the most common symptoms. Radiology was important for detection of GI disease, while endoscopy failed to support the diagnosis in many patients. Because of perforation, 5 patients underwent hemicolectomy or small intestine resection. Primary anastomosis was created in 2/5 and enterostomy in 3/5 patients. One patient had a hemicolectomy because of lower GI bleeding. One sigmoid abscess was treated with drainage, and 1 intraabdominal bleeding condition with arterial coiling. Two patients died from GI disease. GPA and MPA patients with and without GI disease exhibited a similar overall survival.GI disease was found in 6.5% among 216 patients with GPA or MPA. Surgery was judged necessary only in cases with GI perforation or severe bleeding. Multidisciplinary engagement is strongly recommended.
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Müller-Ladner U. Gut and liver in vasculitic disorders[J]. Dig Dis, 2016, 34(5): 546-551. DOI: 10.1159/000445260.
Although the gastrointestinal (GI) tract including its related organs is not generally regarded as one of the primary organ systems of primary and secondary vasculitic disorders, there are numerous mechanisms of these diseases operative in or around the different structures and compartments of the GI tract.A majority of the respective clinical symptoms and problems are linked to an alteration of (peri)vascular homeostasis. Alteration of perivascular matrix metabolism can also affect the functional integrity and motility of the GI tract. Apart from the specific GI phenomena of the individual diseases as outlined in detail in this review, the epidemiology of GI involvement follows in general the characteristics of the respective underlying systemic disease. In addition, gender and age do neither influence the occurrence nor the severity of the GI manifestations significantly. With respect to clinical symptoms, vasculitides may result in abdominal pain, bleeding, ileus, intestinal necrosis and hematochezia because of reduced blood flow and hyper-acute occlusion in the antiphospholipid syndrome. Small-bowel involvement in vasculitic entities can cause pseudoobstruction, obstruction, malabsorption and bacterial overgrowth. Laboratory parameters can point to specific diseases but are frequently nonspecific. Thus, if biopsy fails or in unclear endoscopic situations, a variety of imaging techniques including Doppler ultrasound, abdominal CT, MRI and angiography are used and required for identification and localization of the underlying disease. Therapeutic strategies in vasculitides usually include corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, for example, cyclophosphamide in granulomatosis with polyangiitis and in panarteriitis nodosa but also biologics such as rituximab in ANCA-associated vasculitides. Virostatic drugs including interferon-α and ribavirin can be used in hepatitis B- and C-triggered vasculitides such as panarteriitis nodosa and hepatitis C-associated cryoglobulinemia.Immediate diagnostic and therapeutic steps of action need to be performed if vasculitis of the GI tract is suspected in order to avoid irreversible damage to organs and to improve the well-being and life of the affected patient.© 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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Intapiboon P, Siripaitoon B. Thai patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: outcomes and risk factors for mortality[J]. J Clin Rheumatol, 2021, 27(8): e378-e384. DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001456.
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Solans-Laqué R, Rodriguez-Carballeira M, Rios-Blanco JJ, et al. Comparison of the Birmingham vasculitis activity score and the five-factor score to assess survival in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a study of 550 patients from Spain (REVAS Registry)[J]. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 2020, 72(7): 1001-1010. DOI: 10.1002/acr.23912.
To compare the accuracy of the Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score (BVAS), version 3, and the Five Factor Score (FFS), version 1996 and version 2009, to assess survival in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV).A total of 550 patients with AAV (41.1% with granulomatosis with polyangiitis, 37.3% with microscopic polyangiitis, and 21.6% with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis), diagnosed between 1990 and 2016, were analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and multivariable Cox analysis were used to assess the relationships between the outcome and the different scores.Overall mortality was 33.1%. The mean ± SD BVAS at diagnosis was 17.96 ± 7.82 and was significantly higher in nonsurvivors than in survivors (mean ± SD 20.0 ± 8.14 versus 16.95 ± 7.47, respectively; P < 0.001). The mean ± SD 1996 FFS and 2009 FFS were 0.81 ± 0.94 and 1.47 ± 1.16, respectively, and were significantly higher in nonsurvivors than in survivors (mean ± SD 1996 FFS 1.17 ± 1.07 versus 0.63 ± 0.81 [P < 0.001] and 2009 FFS 2.13 ± 1.09 versus 1.15 ± 1.05 [P < 0.001], respectively). Mortality rates increased according to the different 1996 FFS and 2009 FFS categories. In multivariate analysis, BVAS, 1996 FFS, and 2009 FFS were significantly related to death (P = 0.007, P = 0.020, P < 0.001, respectively), but the stronger predictor was the 2009 FFS (hazard ratio 2.9 [95% confidence interval 2.4-3.6]). When the accuracy of BVAS, 1996 FFS, and 2009 FFS to predict survival was compared in the global cohort, ROC analysis yielded area under the curve values of 0.60, 0.65, and 0.74, respectively, indicating that 2009 FFS had the best performance. Similar results were obtained when comparing these scores in patients diagnosed before and after 2001 and when assessing the 1-year, 5-year, and long-term mortality. Correlation among BVAS and 1996 FFS was modest (r = 0.49; P < 0.001) but higher than between BVAS and the 2009 FFS (r = 0.28; P < 0.001).BVAS and FFS are useful to predict survival in AAV, but the 2009 FFS has the best prognostic accuracy at any point of the disease course.© 2019, American College of Rheumatology.
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Rathmann J, Jayne D, Segelmark M, et al. Incidence and predictors of severe infections in ANCA-associated vasculitis: a population-based cohort study[J]. Rheumatology (Oxford), 2021, 60(6): 2745-2754. DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa699.
To determine the incidence rate, predictors and outcome of severe infections in a population-based cohort of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV).The study included 325 cases of AAV (152 female) diagnosed from 1997 through 2016 from a defined geographic area in Sweden. All severe infection events (requiring hospitalization and treatment with intravenous antimicrobials) were identified. The Birmingham vasculitis activity score (BVAS) was used to evaluate disease activity, and organ damage was assessed using the vasculitis damage index (VDI). Patients were followed from time of AAV diagnosis to death or December 2017.A total of 129 (40%) patients suffered at least one severe infection. In 2307 person-years (PY) of follow-up, 210 severe infections were diagnosed. The incidence rate of severe infections was 9.1/100 PY and was highest during the first year following AAV diagnosis at 22.1/100 PY (P < 0.001). Pneumonia, sepsis and urinary tract infection were the most common infections. Opportunistic infections constituted only 6% of all severe infections. In Cox regression analysis age and BVAS at diagnosis were the only factors independently predicting severe infection [hazard ratio: 1.54 (P < 0.001) and 1.27 (P = 0.001), respectively]. Severe infection was associated with poorer prognosis with respect to median VDI score 12 months post-AAV diagnosis, renal survival and mortality. Severe infections were the cause of death in 32 patients (22% of all deaths).. Severe infection is a common problem in AAV, with the most important prognostic factors being older age and high disease activity at diagnosis. Severe infections are associated with permanent organ damage and high mortality.© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
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Yoo J, Jung SM, Song JJ, et al. Birmingham vasculitis activity and chest manifestation at diagnosis can predict hospitalised infection in ANCA-associated vasculitis[J]. Clin Rheumatol, 2018, 37(8): 2133-2141. DOI: 10.1007/s10067-018-4067-5.
We investigated the development rate and time, risk factors, predictors, and aetiologies of hospitalised infection in Korean patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 154 patients with AAV. Hospitalised infection was considered only when patients were admitted for serious infection related to AAV or AAV treatment. The gap-time was defined as the period from diagnosis to the first hospitalised infection or to the last visit for uninfected patients. We calculated Birmingham vasculitis activity score (BVAS) or BVAS for granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and five factor score (FFS (2009)) and reviewed medications administered. We set the optimal cut-offs of BVAS and that of FFS (2009) at diagnosis at 20.5 and 1.5. Forty-four patients (28.6%) were admitted for serious infection. One-, 5- and 10-year hospitalised infection free survival rates were 85.1, 77.9 and 72.7%, respectively. In multivariable logistic regression analysis of significant variables in comparison analysis, only chest manifestation at diagnosis (OR 2.692) was remarkably associated with hospitalised infection. In multivariable Cox hazard model analysis of significant variables in Kaplan-Meier analysis, BVAS at diagnosis ≥ 20.5 (HR 2.375) and chest manifestation at diagnosis (HR 2.422) were independent predictors of hospitalised infection during the gap-time. Bacterial pneumonia was the most common infectious aetiology (N = 29), followed by fungal infection including aspergillosis (N = 6). BVAS and chest manifestation at diagnosis can predict hospitalised infection during the gap-time.

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