14-day Double Therapy Versus Bismuth Quadruple Therapy in First-line Treatment of Helicobacter Pylori...
Helicobacter Pylori InfectionThe researchers collected untreated H. pylori positive patients from outpatient clinics. Subjects were randomized to 14 days of dual therapy with Tegoprazan or 14 days of quadruple therapy with bismuth for eradication. At 6 weeks after treatment, subjects underwent another 13C-urea breath test. The eradication rate, adverse reaction rate and patient compliance were calculated.
INSPIRE Trial for Abdominal Infections
Abdominal (ABD) InfectionThe INSPIRE Abdominal Infection Trial is a cluster-randomized controlled trial of HCA Healthcare hospitals comparing routine empiric antibiotic stewardship practices with real-time, precision medicine computerized physician order entry (CPOE) smart prompts providing the probability that a non-critically ill adult admitted with abdominal infection is infected with a resistant pathogen. Note: enrolled "subjects" represent 102 individual HCA Healthcare hospitals that have been randomized into 92 clusters. Hospitals were grouped into the same randomization cluster if they shared campuses or antibiotic stewardship staff.
INSPIRE Trial for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Skin and Soft Tissue (SST) InfectionThe INSPIRE Skin and Soft Tissue Infection trial is a cluster-randomized controlled trial of HCA Healthcare hospitals comparing routine empiric antibiotic stewardship practices with real-time, precision medicine computerized physician order entry (CPOE) smart prompts providing the probability that a non-critically ill adult admitted with skin and soft tissue infection is infected with a resistant pathogen. Note: enrolled "subjects" represent 102 individual HCA Healthcare hospitals that have been randomized into 92 clusters. Hospitals were grouped into the same randomization cluster if they shared campuses or antibiotic stewardship staff.
Monitoring COVID-19 Vaccination Response in Fragile Populations
SARS CoV 2 InfectionVaccination; Infection1 moreThe present study is part of ORCHESTRA project, a three-year international research project aimed at tackling the coronavirus pandemic. ORCHESTRA provides an innovative approach to learn from the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 crisis, derive recommendations to further management of COVID-19 and be prepared for the possible future pandemic waves. The ORCHESTRA project aims to deliver sound scientific evidence for the prevention and treatment of the infections caused by SARS-CoV-2 assessing epidemiological, clinical, microbiological, and genotypic aspects of population, environment and socio-economic features. The project builds upon existing, and new largescale population cohorts in Europe (France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Romania, Netherlands, Luxemburg, and Slovakia) and non-European countries (India, Perú, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil and Gabon) including SARS-CoV-2 infected and non-infected individuals of all ages and conditions. The primary aim of ORCHESTRA is the creation of a new pan European cohort applying homogenous protocols for data collection, data sharing, sampling, and follow-up, which can rapidly advance the knowledge on the control and management of the COVID-19. ORCHESTRA will include SARS-CoV-2-negative individuals and thereby enable a prospective follow-up and an analysis of vaccination response. The cohort will involve four different populations: general population, COVID-19 patients, fragile individuals (children, elderly, transplanted, oncological, HIV infected, and those with Parkinson disease), and health-care workers. Each of these "perpetual" cohorts can answer different research questions and vaccine strategies. Within the ORCHESTRA project, the Work Package 4 (WP4) will focus on the cohort of fragile patients including pregnant women/new-born, children, patients with HIV infection, patients with autoimmune disease, solid organ transplant recipients, patients with oncological and hematological diseases, patients with cystic fibrosis, patients with Parkinson Disease and rheumatological diseases from from 14 countries (5 European and 9 non-European countries), with approximately 20000 subjects.
Efficacy and Safety of 14-day Concomitant Therapy for Difficult-to-Treat Helicobacter Pylori Infection...
Helicobacter Pylori InfectionThe purpose of this study is to evaluate efficacy of a 14-day concomitant therapy for the treatment of Hard-to-treat Helicobacter pylori infection, and whether it is safe while maintaining an ideal eradication rates
Effectiveness of the Decolonization Circuit of S. Aureus, Reducing Infection in Primary Arthroplasty...
Nurse's RoleSurgical Site Infection1 moreLower limb joint replacement surgery is one of the most prevalent globally. In our center, more than 400 lower limb arthroplasties (LLA) are performed annually. Developing a Surgical Site Infection (SSI) after (LLA) increases morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Staphylococcus aureus is the main causative agent of SSI and especially in LLA. One third of the population is a nasal carrier of Staphylococcus aureus, being a risk factor for patients who have to undergo knee replacement or hip replacement. Several studies have confirmed that the detection of S. aureus carriers and their subsequent decolonization reduces SSI rates
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Tissue Characterization in COVID-19 Survivors
COVID-19 PneumoniaCOVID-195 moreThe purpose of this study is to test if visualizing the heart with cardiac MRI/echo will be important in the understanding cardiac function and prediction of cardiopulmonary symptoms, physical effort tolerance, and outcomes in COVID-19 survivors. If successful, the research will allow us to identify the causes of lasting cardiopulmonary symptoms and begin developing cardiac and lung directed therapies accordingly.
Efficacy of Letermovir in Preventing Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection in Lung Transplant Recipients...
InfectionsCytomegalovirusThe goal of this quasi-experimental multicenter before-after cohort study, phase II study is to evaluate the efficacy of 12-month letermovir prophylaxis in lung transplant recipients (D+/R-) compared to a historical cohort of lung transplant recipients (D+/R-) who received 12 months of valganciclovir prophylaxis to prevent CMV disease."
A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Cefiderocol in Hospitalized...
Gram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsThe primary purpose of this study is to understand the pharmacokinetics (PK) of single and multiple doses of cefiderocol in children from birth to less than 3 months of age with suspected or confirmed aerobic Gram-negative bacterial infections.
Cefepime and Unictam on Preventing Post-Cesarean Surgical Site Infections
Cesarean Section; Infectionthe aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of employing cefepime (CFM) versus ampicillin/sulbactam (AMS) in lowering the rate of post-cesarean surgical site infections.