Active clinical trials for "Bacterial Infections"

The global dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) are a significant threat to health care, especially for severely ill patients. Antibiotics currently used to treat CRE and CRPA infections are usually toxic and not very effective. Novel treatments include beta-lactamase inhibitors with broad-spectrum activity, among them IMI-REL. IMI-REL is a promising molecule due to the ability of REL to diminish carbapenem MICs to the susceptible range, potentially restoring the activity of this potent drug. However, few studies have systematically examined IMI-REL activity against a diverse clinical collection of CRE and CRPA strains, in particular from a region where the resistance is high, and the main mechanisms are in general unknown (Brazil- Latin America). As the use of molecular diagnostics becomes increasingly available in clinical settings, it is crucial to identify molecular markers predicting antimicrobial efficacy to guide therapeutic decision-making. In the present study, we will acess different species of CRE and CRPA from clinically relevant isolates to determine if the species, clonal lineage, and resistance gene profile, have influence to the response to IMI-REL.

The positive effects of fever are supported by a number of physiological, pathophysiological and clinical evidence. However, the negative attitude toward fever is widespread and have become persistent. According to sociological research, this is based on two main factors: comfort and fear. To change this negative attitude, awareness needs to be raised and the attitude toward fever among health care workers and the lay public needs to be reframed positively. Furthermore, the role of media users is essential, especially among the young generation. The current Hungarian recommendation/protocol is valid since 2011 (Professional protocol of the Ministry of National Resources: Caring for a child with fever, the recommendation of the College of Pediatric and Pediatric However, the practical implementation among health professionals and the laity public is low. Based on this protocol and current international guidelines (NICE) clinicians developed a protocol and register, where parents and caregivers can document the symptoms and runoff of fever as well as receive feedback on severity and appropriate management. The project aims to increase the evidence-based (EBM) guideline adherence, to reduce the unnecessary use of antipyretics and antibiotics, as well as the load on the current healthcare system. The documentation of the collected data allows the investigators to map and analyze (stats) socio-demographic behavior both on individual and societal level.

Specific Aim : The specific aim is to conduct a randomized prospective clinical trial to determine whether no antibiotics in OHCA patients in the ED with very low likelihood of infection is non-inferior to early antibiotic treatment. Hypothesis a: 28-day all-cause mortality will be non-inferior in OHCA patients with very low likelihood of infection who do not receive antibiotic therapy compared with those who receive early antibiotic therapy Hypothesis b: There will be no difference in subsequent incidence of proven infections in the no antibiotics vs, early antibiotics groups Hypothesis c: There will be no difference in the length of ICU stay and overall hospital stay in the early antibiotics vs. no antibiotics groups

In this study, we evaluate peri- and postoperative parameters of patients undergoing a cystectomy and try to find risk factors for infectious complications. In detail, we analyze their medical history, demographic data, lab values, microbiological tests as well as histological and radiological findings. Furthermore, after discharging our patients, we send them several follow-up questionnaires at regular intervals and offer them free follow-up examinations.

Develop an emergency PanorOmics Wide Association Study (ePWAS) for the early, rapid biological and pathophysiological characterisation of known and novel Infectious Diseases in adult patients presenting to emergency departments with suspected, acute, community-acquired respiratory infectious disease (scaRID). Phase 1 Develop an ED-ID biobank (named ePWAS-RID). Phase 2 Targeted research for the discovery of novel diagnostics, prognostics and therapeutics

Intensive care (IC) patients regularly get infections. Sometimes it is even the reason of admission to the intensive care unit. To treat these infections, we give medicines called antibiotics, such as β-lactams antibiotics. Every IC patient receives the same dose of β-lactams antibiotics, while we know this can lead to undertreatment in some IC patients. The BATMAN risk score was created to predict which IC patient is undertreated. This study aims to validate the BATMAN risk score so it can be used in clinical practice.

External ventricular drain infections are difficult to identify with current diagnostic methods. Initiation of antibiotic treatment is usually supported by indirect methods of bacterial infection, such as clinical signs or cerebrospinal fluid cell counts (CSF). As such, excessive treatment with antibiotics is common in these patients due to suspected infection while the incidence of true culture confirmed infections are less common. This study will evaluate three novel diagnostic methods for rapid direct bacterial detection in CSF, in order to assess if these can be used to guide antibiotic treatment in neurocritically ill patients, compared to CSF bacterial cultures.

The fast increase of Multidrug-resistant microorganisms (MDRO) due to the high amount of antimicrobials being poorly used may be limited by better regulating antimicrobial usage globally. The goal of this observational study is the performance of the MeMed BV® test in the MeMed Key® device at the emergency department to a) support the differential diagnosis between bacterial and viral infections of the respiratory tract and b) provide evidence of how the use of this test may limit gut colonization by MDRO.

Cefiderocol is a new antibiotic from the siderophore cephalosporin family for which there are few real-life data on its use in the treatment of infections with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli. The circulation of bacterial strains multi-resistant to antibiotics is important at the Strasbourg University Hospital, so the investigators wish to report their local experience of the 1st uses of Cefiderocol in the treatment of infections with multi-resistant Gram-negative bacilli to antibiotics in order to better clarify the use of this antibiotic (therapeutic indication, method of administration)

This multi-center observational case-control study in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients is to identify novel biomarkers allowing to recognize severe community acquired pneumonia (sCAP) -associated sepsis at an earlier stage and predict sepsis-related mortality. Patients with sCAP (cases) will be profoundly characterized over time regarding the development of sepsis and compared with control patients. The mechanisms and influencing factors on the clinical course will be explored with most modern -omics technologies allowing a detailed characterisation. These data will be analysed using machine learning algorithms and multi-dimensional mathematical models.