Effects of antibiotic therapy in primary sclerosing cholangitis with and without inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ayesha Shah; Darrel Crawford; Daniel Burger; Neal Martin; Marjorie Walker; Nicholas J. Talley; Caroline Tallis; Michael Jones; Katherine Stuart; Simon Keely; Peter Lewindon; Graeme A. Macdonald; Mark Morrison; Gerald J. Holtmann

doi:10.1055/s-0039-1688501

Effects of antibiotic therapy in primary sclerosing cholangitis with and without inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Ayesha Shah, Darrel Crawford, Daniel Burger, Neal Martin, Marjorie Walker, Nicholas J. Talley, Caroline Tallis, Michael Jones, Katherine Stuart, Simon Keely, Peter Lewindon, Graeme A. Macdonald, Mark Morrison, Gerald J. Holtmann^*

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The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effect of antibiotic therapy in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Effect of antibiotic therapy on Mayo PSC Risk Score (MRS), serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total serum bilirubin (TSB), and adverse events (AEs) rates were calculated and expressed as standardized difference of means or proportions. Five studies including 124 PSC patients who received antibiotics were included. Overall, antibiotic treatment was associated with a statistically significant reduction in ALP, MRS, and TSB by 33.2, 36.1, and 28.8%, respectively. ALP reduction was greatest for vancomycin (65.6%, p < 0.002) and smallest with metronidazole (22.7%, p = 0.18). Overall, 8.9% (95% confidence interval: 3.9-13.9) of patients had AEs severe enough to discontinue antibiotic therapy. In PSC patients, antibiotic treatment results in a significant improvement in markers of cholestasis and MRS. Antibiotics, particularly vancomycin, may have a positive effect on PSC either via direct effects on the microbiome or via host-mediated mechanisms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	432-441
Number of pages	10
Journal	Seminars in Liver Disease
Volume	39
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1688501
Publication status	Published - Nov 2019

Keywords

vancomycin
antibiotics
primary sclerosing cholangitis
inflammatory bowel disease
ulcerative colitis
Crohn’s disease
microbiome
Crohn's disease

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Shah, A., Crawford, D., Burger, D., Martin, N., Walker, M., Talley, N. J., Tallis, C., Jones, M., Stuart, K., Keely, S., Lewindon, P., Macdonald, G. A., Morrison, M., & Holtmann, G. J. (2019). Effects of antibiotic therapy in primary sclerosing cholangitis with and without inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Seminars in Liver Disease, 39(4), 432-441. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1688501

Shah, Ayesha ; Crawford, Darrel ; Burger, Daniel ; Martin, Neal ; Walker, Marjorie ; Talley, Nicholas J. ; Tallis, Caroline ; Jones, Michael ; Stuart, Katherine ; Keely, Simon ; Lewindon, Peter ; Macdonald, Graeme A. ; Morrison, Mark ; Holtmann, Gerald J. / Effects of antibiotic therapy in primary sclerosing cholangitis with and without inflammatory bowel disease : a systematic review and meta-analysis. In: Seminars in Liver Disease. 2019 ; Vol. 39, No. 4. pp. 432-441.

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Shah, A, Crawford, D, Burger, D, Martin, N, Walker, M, Talley, NJ, Tallis, C, Jones, M, Stuart, K, Keely, S, Lewindon, P, Macdonald, GA, Morrison, M & Holtmann, GJ 2019, 'Effects of antibiotic therapy in primary sclerosing cholangitis with and without inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Seminars in Liver Disease, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 432-441. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1688501

Effects of antibiotic therapy in primary sclerosing cholangitis with and without inflammatory bowel disease : a systematic review and meta-analysis. / Shah, Ayesha; Crawford, Darrel; Burger, Daniel; Martin, Neal; Walker, Marjorie; Talley, Nicholas J.; Tallis, Caroline; Jones, Michael; Stuart, Katherine; Keely, Simon; Lewindon, Peter; Macdonald, Graeme A.; Morrison, Mark; Holtmann, Gerald J.

In: Seminars in Liver Disease, Vol. 39, No. 4, 11.2019, p. 432-441.

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