Diagnosis, Antibiotic Prescribing Practices and Outcomes of cUTI in an Outpatient Setting
Urinary Tract InfectionsThis prospective, multicenter, comparative cohort observational study is to determine if Guidance® UTI pathway compared to traditional diagnostic pathways reduces the rates of empiric antibiotic therapy, adverse events, and improves therapeutic accuracy of treatment
A Safety and Tolerability Study of Doripenem Compared With Cefepime in Children Hospitalized With...
Complicated Urinary Tract Infections or PyelonephritisThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of doripenem compared to cefepime in children hospitalized with complicated urinary tract infections.
Ertapenem Administered Subcutaneously Versus Intravenously
Urinary Tract InfectionsInfections requiring intravenous antimicrobial therapy are very common events in patients with advanced cancer. Nevertheless, these patients frequently present vascular damages becoming extremely difficult to access and maintain intravenous route for hydration and nutritional support. In this context, the subcutaneous route could be implemented as an alternative route for replacement of fluids, electrolytes and drugs. Few studies have evaluated the possibility of using the subcutaneous route for treatment of infections though. Patients in palliative care often have infections caused by multidrug resistant bacterial such as beta-lactamase producing bacteria. In this context, we hypothesize Ertapenem subcutaneously is not inferior to the same drug intravenously for the treatment of urinary infections in patients on oncologic palliative care. A non-inferiority clinical trial would be adequate and could provide stronger evidence on the possibility of this alternative route for antibiotic therapy in urinary tract infections, with important advantages such as greater convenience of use.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Inflammatory Conditions of the Urinary Bladder
Chronic Interstitial CystitisPainful Bladder Syndrome1 morePilot study to determine feasibility for treating patients with two chronic inflammatory conditions of the urinary bladder: chronic interstitial cystitis and recurrent urinary tract infections using a standardized hyperbaric oxygen treatment plan. Presently there are no good treatments for these conditions and hyperbaric oxygen may be a safe and readily accessible therapy as it has proven successful an another type of chronic inflammatory condition of the urinary bladder known as "radiation cystitis". The study will determine if patients will consider this an acceptable treatment for their conditions and that it is well tolerated.
Efficacy of Polymyxin B Hemoperfusion on Severe Sepsis Secondary to Pneumonia or Urinary Tract Infection...
SepsisToraymyxin is an extracorporeal hemoperfusion cartridge containing Polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column designed to reduce blood endotoxin levels in sepsis. Meta-analysis of randomized trials showed that polymyxin B hemoperfusion significantly reduced the mortality of severe sepsis; however, the evidence was mainly contributed by the studies of abdominal sepsis. The data about using polymyxin B hemoperfusion to treat non-abdominal sepsis remain very limited. Investigators designed a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of polymyxin B hemoperfusion on treating non-abdominal severe sepsis. The study hypothesis is that removal of endotoxin by polymyxin B hemoperfusion in patients with pneumonia or urinary tract infection (UTI)-related severe sepsis will attenuate sepsis associated microcirculation failure and result in early reversal of shock and less extent of end-organ damage.
The INFECIR-2 Albumin Prevention Study
Advanced Chronic Liver DiseaseUrinary Infection3 moreThe aim of this study is to evaluate whether albumin administration improves short-term survival in patients with advanced cirrhosis and bacterial infections other than Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP).
Symptomatic Therapy of Uncomplicated Lower Urinary Tract Infections in the Ambulatory Setting.
Urinary Tract InfectionsWe propose to perform a randomized controlled patient and assessor blind trial in women between the ages of 18 to 70 years with acute uncomplicated UTI to evaluate initial symptomatic treatment for 3 days with the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac (experimental intervention) against immediate antibiotic treatment with norfloxacin for 3 days (control intervention). Both interventions are followed by optional delayed antibiotic treatment with single dose fosfomycin if deemed necessary by the patients. The primary objective is to determine whether initial symptomatic treatment followed by optional delayed antibiotic treatment (experimental intervention) is non-inferior to immediate antibiotic treatment (control intervention) in terms of symptom resolution.
Preventive Effect of Treatment With Estradiol Vaginal Tablets on Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections...
MenopauseUrinary InfectionsThis trial is conducted in Europe. The aim of this trial is to investigate the preventive effect of treatment with estradiol vaginal tablets on recurrent urinary tract infections (RUTI) in post-menopausal women with signs of urogenital ageing (UGA).
Oral vs Initial Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Children: a RCT...
Urinary Tract InfectionsThe main objectives of the study are to compare the efficacy of oral vs initial iv antibiotic treatment in children with a first episode of UTI to assess the diagnostic power of the various imaging technique (renal ultrasonogram, voiding cystourethrogram, and renal scanning with technetium-99m-labeled dimercaptosuccinic acid)
The INSPIRE-ASP UTI Trial
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)The INSPIRE-ASP UTI trial is a cluster-randomized controlled trial of HCA hospitals comparing routine empiric antibiotic stewardship practices with real-time precision medicine computerized physician order entry smart prompts providing the probability that a non-critically ill adult admitted with UTI is infected with a resistant pathogen. Note: that enrolled "subjects" represents 59 individual HCA hospitals that have been randomized.