Risk Factors for Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii

Completed

Conditions studied: Acinetobacter Infections

In brief

It has been demonstrated that panresistant strains of Acinetobacter species may be selected by antibiotic use \[4\], may be transmitted from person to person \[5\], and may be passed via environmental contamination \[6\]. Surveillance for panresistant Acinetobacter species should be a priority, given the lack of antibiotic options for the treatment of these infections. There are currently no data on the antibiotic susceptibility of Acinetobacter species or on the rates of panresistant organisms. The elucidation of potential risk factors for resistant strains of Acinetobacter is therefore an important task, and the use of alternative antibiotics should be considered in ICUs where these strains are endemic.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00462579
Run by
University of Pittsburgh
People needed
100
Starts
2007-04-01
Expected to finish
2017-06-01
Last updated by the study team
2018-06-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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Where it is running

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