Active clinical trials for "Infections"

This study will evaluate a new program designed to increase condom use in both women and men.

Hospital-acquired infections can occur five times as frequently in rehabilitation patients than in other hospital admissions. We postulate that this high infection rate may be due to nutritional problems frequently experienced in these patients. In this study, we examine the role of nutrition in inpatient geriatric rehabilitation patients' immune function and infection rates.

To assess effectiveness of Trulimax (Azithromycin) in Acute Bacterial Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTIs).

The investigators have previously described a limited group of HIV-1-infected patients, we called HIV controllers (HIC), who have been infected for more than 10 years, in whom viral replication is spontaneously controlled without any treatment. These patients are defined according to virological criteria: more than 90% of the quantifications of plasma viral load should be less than 400 RNA copies/mL. The purpose of the ANRS EP36 study was to characterize these patients.

This survey is conducted for preparing application materials for re-examination under the Pharmaceutical Affairs Laws and its Enforcement Regulation, its aim is to reconfirm the clinical usefulness of Isentress through collecting the safety and efficacy information in usual practice according to the Re-examination Regulation for New Drugs. Post-marketing surveys are not considered applicable clinical trials and thus the results of this survey will not be posted at its conclusion. The results will be submitted to public health officials as required by applicable national and international laws.

The purpose of this study is to determine if detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in amniotic fluid collected in the second trimester of pregnancy is associated with pregnancy complications such as preterm delivery or severe preeclampsia.

This retrospective study is designed to provide a consistent method of screening and collecting data on patients who will serve as controls for a comparison of the efficacy of the available antifungal therapies used as salvage treatments for patients with refractory IFI or for patients with refractory IFI or for patients with IFI who are intolerant to standard antifungal therapies.

Study Hypothesis: Do certain risk behaviours impact/predict levels of HIV antiretroviral adherence? Objectives: To assess risk behavior in HIV-positive individuals receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy.(HAART) To assess levels of adherence in the same subjects at the same time point To determine if there is a correlation between HAART adherence and risk behaviour

Some bacteria that cause disease can produce toxic substances that may worsen the disease. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacteria that can produce a variety of toxins and is of special interest for patients with cystic fibrosis and repeated long term lung infections. The goal of this study is to determine whether specific toxins produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa may be important in the disease process of chronic lung infections of patients with cystic fibrosis. This study will attempt to measure bacterial production of toxins in blood and sputum and immune system response to toxins in the blood....

To correlate HIV-1 viral load in vaginocervical secretions (VCS), as measured by culture and nucleic acid detection, with that found in peripheral blood and HIV clinical status. To determine whether systemic and local HIV specific antibody influences the quality and type of virus isolated from VCS. To ascertain whether the presence of specific infectious agents (e.g., HPV, HSV, CMV, etc.) influences the amount and type of virus isolated from VCS. Predictors for the development of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in HIV infected individuals have been studied primarily among adult males and in selected small populations. Although many of these predictors may be relevant to women, HIV infection does manifest itself differently between the sexes. Therefore, it is important to study the spectrum of HIV disease in women and to identify unique and common markers, cofactors, and predictors of disease progression.