1538. Socioeconomic Risk Factors for Multidrug Resistance in Enterobacterales


 
 
 Multidrug resistance (MDR) in Enterobacterales is common; the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on MDR prevalence is unclear.
 
 
 
 Data from 2014–2021 was obtained from UNC Hospitals for all cultures with Enterobacterales growth (N=90129). ZIP-code level socioeconomic data for North Carolina was sourced from the 2020 5-Year American Community Survey and combined into an SES factor score assigned to each ZIP code (N=790). Prevalence ratios from generalized linear models were used to compare the relative MDR occurrence between SES quartiles.
 
 
 
 A significant inverse relationship between MDR and SES was observed (16%, 16.5%, 19.5%, and 20.7% MDR in the highest, medium-high, medium-low, and lowest quartiles, respectively; Table 1). The prevalence of MDR in Enterobacterales from patients residing in lowest-quartile ZIP codes was 32% higher (Table 1) relative to those from the highest quartile. This effect was significant across all measured antibiotic classes, with the largest absolute difference in penicillins (40.1% and 50.6% in the highest and lowest quartiles, respectively), and the smallest in aminoglycosides (5.6% and 7.3%; Figure 1). Temporally, the lowest quartile had the highest prevalence of MDR in all measured years.
 
 
 
 Our findings show that in North Carolina from 2014–2021, MDR was consistently more prevalent in Enterobacterales from patients residing in lowest-quartile ZIP codes. These data emphasize the need to address the societal causes for disparities in clinical outcomes and can inform further study of the relationship between SES and MDR.
 
 
 
 David van Duin, MD, PhD, Achaogen: Advisor/Consultant|Actavis: Advisor/Consultant|Allergan: Advisor/Consultant|Astellas: Advisor/Consultant|Entasis: Advisor/Consultant|Karius: Advisor/Consultant|MedImmune: Advisor/Consultant|Merck: Advisor/Consultant|Merck: Grant/Research Support|Neumedicine: Advisor/Consultant|Pfizer: Advisor/Consultant|Pfizer: Honoraria|Qpex: Advisor/Consultant|Roche: Advisor/Consultant|Sanofi-Pasteur: Advisor/Consultant|Shionogi: Advisor/Consultant|Shionogi: Grant/Research Support|T2Biosystems: Advisor/Consultant|Tetraphase: Advisor/Consultant|Utility: Advisor/Consultant|Wellspring: Advisor/Consultant.
