Antimicrobial Stewardship Through MRSA Diagnosis in Emergency Department (ED) Patients With Abscesses

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cutaneous Abscess

In brief

This study expands upon pilot data for feasibility since May 2011. The study aims to evaluate the effect of rapid test availability on use of targeted spectrum antibiotics for non-MRSA abscesses in ambulatory patients in the Emergency Department (ED). The multi-institutional study will assess the feasibility of providing the GeneXpert® MRSA/SA SSTI assay to the ED and evaluate the impact of delivering the test result to clinicians in real-time on patient management decisions regarding the use of antimicrobial agents. Patients are randomized to standard culture (control arm) or to the GeneXpert® assay plus standard culture.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01523899

Run by

George Washington University

People needed

252

Starts

2011-05-01

Expected to finish

2015-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-09-06

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• adults 18 years or older with community onset abscess

You may not qualify if…

• previous treatment for same abscess in past 14 days
• postoperative infection
• inability to provide informed consent

Where it is running

• The George Washington University — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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