Comparison of Procalcitonin Level in Normal Population and in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Who...
Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Who Don't Have InfectionChronic kidney disease (CKD) is a life threatening condition with high risk of pre-term death and need for dialysis. It is defined as kidney damage that has continued for more than 3 months as characterized by structural or functional abnormalities of the kidney, with or without decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR). It is also defined as GFR < 60mL/min/1.73 m2 for more than 3 months, with or without structural kidney damage. The PCT level in healthy individual without infection is below the limit of detection (0.01 ng/mL), and it is significantly elevated under the stimulation of pathogens. However, due to the pre-existing endogenous inflammation that occurs in CKD patients and the impaired kidney clearance, the reference range that applies to the general population may not be appropriate for diagnosing infections in CKD patients. More recently, debate has continued regarding whether the PCT level is increased in CKD patients without infection, and the optimal reference for CKD patients remains undetermined
Impact of Prophylactic Antibiotics on Bloodstream Infections After Liberation From Extracorporeal...
Catheter-Related InfectionsThe goal of this prospective interventional study is to evaluate the impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on bloodstream infections after liberation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation therapy. The main questions aims to answer are: • does application of vancomycine prior to ECMO liberation have an impact of bloodstream infections? Participants will get 1 dose of vancomycine I.V. (15-20 mg per kgKG) prior to liberation of ECMO. Researchers will compare this interventional group to a group without antibiotic prophylaxis.
Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent Post-procedure UTI After VCUG
Antibiotic ProphylaxisVoiding Cystourethrogram1 moreThe current practice of pre-VCUG antibiotic prophylaxis is highly variable. A recent unpublished survey of Society of Fetal Urologists (SFU) completed by this study team found that 87% of respondents reported having patients who develop fUTI following VCUG, with 30% of respondents prophylaxing for fUTI in patients undergoing VCUG. The current lack of best practice guidelines regarding antibiotic prophylaxis prior to VCUG due to low quality of current literature, and a growing concern around risks of unnecessary antibiotic exposure suggests the need for an RCT. The results of this pilot trial will inform the ability to conduct a definitive RCT on this important subject. The results of the definitive trial would have important clinical and economic implications.
ASAP: Access to Syringes at Pharmacies for the Prevention of Bloodborne Infections Among People...
Skin and Soft Tissue InfectionsHiv2 moreAccess to Syringes at Pharmacies (ASAP) is a refinement of an evidence-based, pharmacy intervention to increase pharmacy-based sales of syringes to PWID in order to reduce bloodborne illnesses among them.
Bowel Preparation May Lead to a Higher Feasibility of Intestinal Infection
HealthyAn adequate bowel preparation is essential for a high quality of colonscopy. Nowdays, polyethyleneglyco is considered the most safe drug for bowel preparation, and is widely used around the world. However, previous study illustrated that bowel preparation by polyethyleneglyco could lead to qualitative changes in the intestinal microbiota both in mice and human. This study is aimed to investigate wether the changes in the intestinal microbiota could lead to a higher rate of intestinal infection.
Study to Investigate Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevir...
Hepatitis C Virus InfectionThe primary objective of this study is to evaluate the steady-state pharmacokinetics (PK) and confirm the age-appropriate dose of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir (SOF/VEL/VOX) fixed-dose combination (FDC) in pediatric participants with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
Community-associated Highly-Resistant Enterobacterales
Enterobacteriaceae InfectionsCommunity-Acquired Infections2 moreThis is a prospective multi-center study. Bacterial isolates from hospitalized patients with CA-HRE will be compared to those from hospitalized patients with healthcare-associated HRE (HA-HRE). In addition, community spread of CRE will be determined.
Preventing Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections With α-D-mannose
Urinary Tract InfectionsIn this trial, women with history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) will be followed over the course of 6 months. The women will be randomized either to D- Mannose or Placebo. The primary objective of this study is to investigate if treatment with D-mannose reduces the risk for a UTI recurrence compared to treatment with Placebo. H0: Women with history of recurrent UTIs treated with D-Mannose on average have the same number of recurrent UTIs over the course of 6 months compared to women treated with Placebo. H1: Women with history of recurrent UTIs treated with D-Mannose on average have fewer recurrent UTIs over the course of 6 months compared to women treated with Placebo.
Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis of Orthopaedic Conditions, Particularly Bone Tumours and...
Bone TumoursBone Infection2 moreTranslational research aimed at improving diagnostic accuracy of musculoskeletal infection and musculoskeletal tumours using machine learning applied to clinical data, histopathological sections and genomic sequencing.
Prevention of C.Difficile Infections With Oral Vancomycine in Patients Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic...
Clostridium Difficile InfectionsStem Cell Transplant ComplicationsClostridium difficile (CD) infection are an important cause of morbi-mortality in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). The VANCALLO trial aims at evaluating oral vancomycine reducing the risk of CD infection relying on a placebo controlled 1:1 randomized design, including one interim analysis.