drip_pneumonia_score: Drug Resistance in Pneumonia (DRIP) Score

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Drug Resistance in Pneumonia (DRIP) Score

Description

Calculates the DRIP Score to predict the risk of drug-resistant pathogens in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This tool helps guide empiric antibiotic selection, potentially reducing the unnecessary use of broad-spectrum agents (like vancomycin or piperacillin-tazobactam) in low-risk patients.

Usage

drip_pneumonia_score(antibiotic_use_60d, long_term_care, tube_feeding,
                     prior_drug_resistant_organism_1yr, hospitalization_60d,
                     chronic_pulmonary_disease, poor_functional_status,
                     acid_suppression_14d, wound_care, mrsa_colonization_1yr)

Arguments

antibiotic_use_60d	Numeric (0 or 1). Antibiotic use within the past 60 days. (1 = Yes, +2 points).
long_term_care	Numeric (0 or 1). Resident of a long-term care facility (nursing home, skilled nursing, rehab; excludes assisted living/group homes). (1 = Yes, +2 points).
tube_feeding	Numeric (0 or 1). Presence of tube feeding (NG, NJ, or PEG). (1 = Yes, +2 points).
prior_drug_resistant_organism_1yr	Numeric (0 or 1). Prior culture-proven drug-resistant pneumonia within the past year. (1 = Yes, +2 points).
hospitalization_60d	Numeric (0 or 1). Hospitalization within the past 60 days. (1 = Yes, +1 point).
chronic_pulmonary_disease	Numeric (0 or 1). History of chronic pulmonary disease (COPD, Asthma, ILD, etc.). (1 = Yes, +1 point).
poor_functional_status	Numeric (0 or 1). Poor functional status (Karnofsky < 70 or non-ambulatory). (1 = Yes, +1 point).
acid_suppression_14d	Numeric (0 or 1). Use of gastric acid suppression (PPI or H2 blocker) within the past 14 days. (1 = Yes, +1 point).
wound_care	Numeric (0 or 1). Active wound care at the time of admission. (1 = Yes, +1 point).
mrsa_colonization_1yr	Numeric (0 or 1). Documented MRSA colonization within the past year. (1 = Yes, +1 point).

Value

A list containing:

DRIP_Score	The calculated total score (Range 0-14).
Risk_Level	"Low Risk" (<4) or "High Risk" (>=4).
Recommendation	Antibiotic stewardship guidance.

References

Webb BJ, Dascomb K, Stenehjem E, et al. Derivation and Multicenter Validation of the Drug Resistance in Pneumonia Clinical Prediction Score. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016;60(5):2652-2663. doi:10.1128/AAC.03071-15

Examples

# Example 1: High Risk
# Recent Abx (+2), LTC (+2), Chronic lung disease (+1)
# Score = 5
drip_pneumonia_score(1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0)

# Example 2: Low Risk
# Hospitalization (+1), PPI use (+1)
# Score = 2
drip_pneumonia_score(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)

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