Diagnosis of Bacteremia/Septicemia and Culture Negative Endocarditis by the Karius Sequencing-Based Infectious Disease Diagnostic Assay

Completed

Conditions studied: Bacteremia, Septicemia

In brief

Prospective study at Duke University Hospital comparing the Karius Infectious Disease Diagnostic Sequencing Assay to blood culture results in admitted patients with bacteremia/septicemia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02988414

Run by

Karius, Inc.

People needed

108

Starts

2016-07-01

Expected to finish

2017-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-11

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 18 years or older
• A positive blood culture
• A suitable residual blood sample collected within 24 hours of the positive blood culture OR
• A blood sample obtained for the study obtain within 48 hours of the positive blood culture
• For Endocarditis Cohort:
• All criteria above must be met and patient is admitted to the hospital and evaluated for acute endocarditis classified per the Duke Criteria

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to understand instructions and comply with study-related procedures
• Any condition that in the opinion of the treating physician will prevent the subject from completing the study

Where it is running

• Duke University Hospital — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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