Found 240 clinical trials
Nasopharyngeal Carriage of S. Pneumoniae
This nasopharyngeal (NP) carriage surveillance study was requested by the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products as a post-licensing commitment to determine whether the use of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) including 7 then 13 valents (introduced in 2001 and 2010, respectively) caused a shift in the distribution …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Intra-articular Vancomycin Powder in Knee and Hip Arthroplasty
The purpose of this study is to compare infection rates when patients, elected for primary or aseptic revision THA / TKA, have a single intravenous antibiotic dose versus one single intravenous antibiotic dose in combination with intra-articular antibiotics. This is a prospective, randomized clinical survey on selected outcome measurements on …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Evaluation of a TDM Program for Intensive Care Patients in the Cerebrospinal Fluid
However, the amount of antibiotics in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in patients with ventriculitis or meningitis is still unclear. This study is a prospective study to evaluate the concentration of different antibiotics in the CSF in patients with an external ventricular drainage compared to antibiotic blood concentration.
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Analgetics vs Analgetics and Antibiotics for Pediatric Clinical and Sonographic Orchitis or Epididymitis
Some of them are treated by analgetics only whie some are treated by analgetics with antibiotics. The study will compare clinical presentation between groups and will compare pediatric urologic outpatient clinic follow up findings.
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Intestinal Flora Research Plan for Critically Ill Patients
Especially for acute stress, severe stress, the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, vasoconstrictors and opioids, intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury, epithelial cell apoptosis, barrier integrity destruction, gastrointestinal Changes in the motility of the tract, lack of nutrients in the intestinal cavity, etc.
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Construct Validation of the BIOTICA Questionnaire
Based on barriers identified in a systematic literature search, a self-report questionnaire called "BIOTICA" has been developed by the research team to assess medication adherence barriers to oral AB. The purpose of the BIOTICA-questionnaire is to detect individual barriers that prevent the optimal intake of oral AB and thus, lead …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Scandinavian Diverticulitis Trial SCANDIV-II
This study focuses on the treatment for complicated diverticulitis classified as Hinchey I-IV. The aim of this prospective observational study is to evaluate type of treatment and the success rate of treatment in acute complicated diverticulitis (ACD) at participating hospitals in Sweden and Norway. Furthermore, the effects on quality of …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Shortened Antibiotic Treatment of 5 Days in Gram-negative Bacteremia
Five days after initiation of antimicrobial therapy for GNB, participants are randomized 1:1 to parallel treatment arms: 5 days (intervention) or minimum 7 days (control) of antibiotic treatment. The intervention group discontinues antibiotics at day 5 if clinically stable and afebrile. The control group receives antibiotics for a duration of …
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Antibiotic Selection Using Next Generation Sequencing vs Urine Culture
This is a randomized controlled clinical study evaluating the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to improve antibiotic prescribing before ureteroscopy or percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
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- 19 Feb, 2024
Antibiotic Dosing in Geriatric Patients at the Emergency Department
In this pilot study, we will investigate whether - with the current dosing regimens, used in the Ghent University Hospital - pharmacodynamic targets regarding beta-lactam antibiotics (more specific Amoxicilline-Clavulanate, Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Temocillin) are attained in frail patients admitted to the geriatric department.
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- 19 Feb, 2024