Active clinical trials for "Communicable Diseases"

Sulopenem etzadroxil/probenecid is available to clinicians through an Expanded Access Program for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections due to quinolone nonsusceptible uropathogens after an initial course of effective intravenous therapy. The investigational product may be requested by sending an email to the Sponsor (EAProgram@iterumtx.com), as listed on the Reagan Udall EAP Navigator website (https://navigator.reaganudall.org/company-directory/i).

Prospective, multi-center, observational, blinded study, enrolling pediatric and adult subjects. Eligible ED\Urgent care and hospital admitted patients with symptoms consistent with acute bacterial or viral infection and healthy subjects will be recruited according to the eligibility criteria. Each participant will undergo a thorough investigation upon recruitment that includes documenting clinical, radiological, laboratory and microbiological information for determining their health status. Follow-up data will be collected via a phone call. Diagnostic performance of the MeMed BV™ Test for differentiating bacterial from viral infection will be assessed using an expert adjudication comparator method. The study will be run in a blinded fashion: site personnel will be blinded to the comparator method outcomes, and the expert panel will be blinded to the results of the index test. Results of the index test will not be revealed to the attending clinician and so will not influence patient management.

In this current study the researchers aim to identify the total number of infections and deaths due to COVID-19 and distinguish which are the risk factors most related to COVID-19 infections and deaths in medical personnel in Mexico.

This study is a community hospital-based study that will enhance information being obtained in similar studies taking place in France, Denmark, and China. These studies are designed to assess risk of healthcare workers during outbreaks of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) also known as sudden acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). This will be a prospective, single-center observational study involving human subjects. IgG (Immunoglobulin G) antibody will be tested in the serum of physicians working at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (ALGH). IgG antibodies are the antibodies that form in response to viral or bacterial infections and typically reflect protection against said infection. To date, there have been no studies confirming that IgG antibody formation confers immunity, but studies are ongoing. Furthermore, data is lacking showing conclusive persistence of (possibly protective) antibodies over time. Attending physicians on the medical staff, fellow physicians, and house staff residents who worked at ALGH from March 1st, 2020 and on, will be eligible for the study. Testing will involve a venipuncture to obtain approximately 3mL of blood to be sent to ACL Laboratories for SARS-CoV-2 IgG testing. For physician subjects, this will be performed on four separate occasions, once at the onset of the study, a second test 3 months after the first test, a third test 6 months from the time of the first test, and a fourth and final test 12 months after the initial test. Two household members (defined below), one-time testing will occur within 2 weeks of the physician subject testing positive. All testing will be performed in a two-week window. All physician subjects will be tested at a centralized site that is only serving these subjects, by appointment. We will be offloading testing for household members to one localized commercial ACL site on the ALGH campus at the Center for Advanced Care. The household member testing will be extended to an additional two-week period after the two week window in which physicians are tested for a total of four weeks maximum. One-time testing for IgG antibodies to COVID-19 will be offered to a maximum of two household members, as defined as, any person over the age of 18 years old who has lived at home with the physician, who has tested positive for IgG antibodies, for at least 2 weeks in total duration since March 1st, 2020. The physician will be permitted to choose who gets tested, and the chosen adult subject will provide their independent consent to be tested.

This QI project seeks to evaluate the relative test sample acquisition throughput, personal protective equipment utilization, and relative operational costs of provider-administered COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) nasal samples with and with the use of HEPA-filtered, positive pressure isolation booths.

As dental practices reopen their practices during a global pandemic, the risk of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection that dental hygienists face in providing dental care remains unknown. Estimating the occupational risk of COVID-19, and producing evidence on the types of infection control practices and dental practices that may affect COVID-19 risk, is therefore imperative. These findings could be used to describe the prevalence and incidence of COVID-19 among dental hygienists, determine what infection control steps dental hygienists take over time, describe dental hygienists' employment during the COVID-19 pandemic, and estimate whether infection control adherence in dental practice is related to COVID-19 incidence.

The aim of this study is to systematically explore the perioperative presence of P acnes in all layers of sternal wound incision as well as contamination of graft material and prosthetic valves during primary operation. Secondly, to compare if different regimes of antibiotics affects the bacterial growth. Cultures will be taken from the skin, subcutaneous, and from the implanted valve prostheses with a rayon swab.Graft and Felt material will, after being pressed subcutaneous for 15 sec, placed into prepared sterile bottles containing broth for aerobe and anaerobe cultures. Surgical gloves will be cultured.

To determine the causative microorganisms and their antibiotic sensitivity patterns in diabetic patients with a foot infection in Turkey.

Introduction: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a common cause for reoperation after knee and hip arthroplasty surgery. Debridement, antibiotics and implant retention (DAIR) is recommended in early infections (< 4 weeks) and stable implants. Aims: To define the success rate of DAIR in early infections and to identify predictors for success. Material and methods: In a retrospective cohort study we included patients with hip- or knee arthroplasties reoperated for an early PJI at Danderyd Hospital 2007-2012. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors affecting success rate. Primary outcome variable was the success of the DAIR treatment. Secondary outcome variable vas risk factors for treatment failure.

Serum samples will be corrected twice from the same youth subjects with one year interval. Seroincidence of pertussis will be estimated by the elevation of Ig-G-PT in paired sera from an identical individual. The relationship between the incidence and the demographic data or medical history of the subjects will be discussed.