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ABSTRACT: Background
Growing evidence indicates antimicrobial resistance disproportionately affects individuals living in socially vulnerable areas. This study evaluated the association between the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the United States.Methods
Adult patients ≥18 years with 30-day nonduplicate SP isolates from ambulatory/hospital settings from January 2011 to December 2022 with zip codes of residence were evaluated across 177 facilities in the BD Insights Research Database. Isolates were identified as SP AMR if they were non-susceptible to ≥1 antibiotic class (macrolide, tetracycline, extended-spectrum cephalosporins, or penicillin). Associations between SP AMR and SVI score (overall and themes) were evaluated using generalized estimating equations with repeated measurements within county to account for within-cluster correlations.Results
Of 8008 unique SP isolates from 574 US counties across 39 states, the overall proportion of AMR was 49.9%. A significant association between socioeconomic status (SES) theme and SP AMR was detected with higher SES theme SVI score (indicating greater social vulnerability) associated with greater risk of AMR. On average, a decile increase of SES, indicating greater vulnerability, was associated with a 1.28% increased risk of AMR (95% confidence interval [CI], .61%, 1.95%; P = .0002). A decile increase of household characteristic score was associated with a 0.81% increased risk in SP AMR (95% CI, .13%, 1.49%; P = .0197). There was no association between racial/ethnic minority status, housing type and transportation theme, or overall SVI score and SP AMR.Conclusions
SES and household characteristics were the SVI themes most associated with SP AMR.
SUBMITTER: Mohanty S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11327797 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mohanty Salini S Ye Gang G Sheets Charles C Cossrow Nicole N Yu Kalvin C KC White Meghan M Klinker Kenneth P KP Gupta Vikas V
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20240801 2
<h4>Background</h4>Growing evidence indicates antimicrobial resistance disproportionately affects individuals living in socially vulnerable areas. This study evaluated the association between the CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the United States.<h4>Methods</h4>Adult patients ≥18 years with 30-day nonduplicate SP isolates from ambulatory/hospital settings from January 2011 to December 2022 with zip codes of residence ...[more]