Catheter Biofilm Microbiome in Infected Neonatal Catheters.

Completed

Conditions studied: Catheter-associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)

In brief

Percutaneously Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs) are special tubes that are inserted into blood vessels of premature babies (neonates) to give them nutrition and medications. Sometimes these tubes get infected and they need to be removed. Also, the babies need to be given medications to treat these infections (antibiotics). PICC infections in neonates are a serious problem and we need to find new ways of detecting infections early so that we can treat them promptly to avoid complications. The purpose of this study is to understand what causes tube infections in neonates and to develop a test to detect tube infections early to avoid complications.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01985737

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

144

Starts

2013-11-01

Expected to finish

2017-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-06-05

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Neonates with a percutaneously inserted central catheters (Neo PICC) who may or may not develop CLABSIs

You may not qualify if…

• Infants with known Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Where it is running

• Texas Children's Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States

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