Prevention of Recurrent Infections Caused by Community Acquired Staphylococcus Aureus (CA-SA) in Children
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Community-Acquired Staphylococcus Aureus
In brief
The primary purpose of this study is to determine if adding bleach baths to routine ways for prevention of Staph infections is helpful. The amount added is a very weak amount. This would provide a relatively inexpensive method to help prevent recurrent skin infections caused by the Staph germ. The investigators will also be studying how often Staphylococcus aureus lives in the nose, throat, and groin area.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00901316
- Run by
- Baylor College of Medicine
- People needed
- 987
- Starts
- 2009-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-11-07
Who can join
Age: 0 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Otherwise healthy children 3 months to 18 years seen in the emergency center of Texas Children's Hospital with suspected CA-S. aureus infections
- Have a lesion which can be cultured (abscess or cellulitis with drainage, invasive infections)
- Can be evaluated and treated in the emergency center and be followed as outpatients
- Can be admitted to the hospital
You may not qualify if…
- Children less than 3 months old or greater than 18 years
- Immune deficiency or underlying condition other than reactive airway disease or simple eczema which is not being followed by a dermatologist
- Patient has a history of 2 or more previous skin or soft tissue infections
- Children with one previous episode whose family may have already employed the sodium hypochlorite baths
- Families without a bathtub or running water
- Families without a phone or primary care physician
- Families unable or unwilling to comply with the prevention measures
- Hypersensitivity to sodium hypochlorite
Where it is running
- Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States
- Texas Children's Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States
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