Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Streptococcus mitis Causing Bloodstream Infection in Children with Hematological Disease
10.19746/j.cnki.issn1009-2137.2025.01.043
- VernacularTitle:儿童血液病患者缓症链球菌群血流感染的临床及实验室特征分析
- Author:
Yu-Long FAN
1
;
Guo-Qing ZHU
1
;
Zhi-Ying TIAN
1
;
Yan-Xia LYU
1
;
Zhao WANG
1
;
Ye GUO
1
;
Wen-Yu YANG
1
;
Qing-Song LIN
1
;
Xiao-Juan CHEN
1
Author Information
1. 中国医学科学院血液病医院(中国医学科学院血液学研究所),实验血液学国家重点实验室,国家血液系统疾病临床医学研究中心,细胞生态海河实验室,天津 300020;天津医学健康研究院,天津 301600
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Streptococcus mitis;
neutropenia;
bloodstream infection;
child;
hematological disease
- From:
Journal of Experimental Hematology
2025;33(1):286-291
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the risk factors,clinical characteristics,and bacterial resistance of bloodstream infections caused by Streptococcus mitis in children with hematological disease,so as to provide a reference for infection control.Methods:The clinical information and laboratory findings of pediatric patients complicated with blood cultures positive for Streptococcus mitis from January 2018 to December 2020 in the Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital were searched and collected.The clinical characteristics,susceptibility factors,and antibiotic resistance of the children were retrospectively analyzed.Results:Data analysis from 2018 to 2020 showed that the proportion of Streptococcus mitis isolated from bloodstream infections in children(≤14 years old)with hematological diseases was the highest(19.91％)and significantly higher than other bacteria,accounting for 38.64％of Gram-positive cocci,and presented as an increasing trend year by year.A total of 427 children tested positive blood cultures,including 85 children with bloodstream infections caused by Streptococcus mitis who tested after fever.Most children experienced a recurrent high fever in the early and middle stages(≤6 d)of neutropenia and persistent fever for more than 3 days.After adjusting the antibiotics according to the preliminary drug susceptibility results,the body temperature of most children(63.5％)returned to normal within 4 days.The 85 children were mainly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia(AML),accounting for 84.7％.The proportion of children in the neutropenia stage was 97.7％.The incidence of oral mucosal damage,lung infection,and gastrointestinal injury symptoms was 40％,31.8％,and 27.1％,respectively.The ratio of elevated C-reactive protein(CRP)and procalcitonin was 65.9％and 9.4％,respectively.All isolated strains of Streptococcus mitis were not resistant to vancomycin and linezolid,and the resistance rate to penicillin,cefotaxime,levofloxacin,and quinupristin-dalfopristin was 10.6％,8.2％,9.4％,and 14.1％,respectively.None of children died due to bloodstream infection caused by Streptococcus mitis.Conclusion:The infection rate of Streptococcus mitis is increasing year by year in children with hematological diseases,especially in children with AML.Among them,neutropenia and oral mucosal damage after chemotherapy are high-risk infection factors.The common clinical symptoms include persistent high fever,oral mucosal damage,and elevated CRP.Penicillin and cephalosporins have good sensitivity.Linezolid,as a highly sensitive antibiotic,can effectively control infection and shorten the course of disease.
