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Comparison of Two Protocols to Prevent the Acquisition of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.

NCT00151606 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2006-01-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Nosocomial infections is a major problem in intensive care units due to both growing incidence and pathogens implicated which become increasingly resistant to antibiotics. According to the Center for Disease Control (USA), Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for approximately 10% of cases. In Europe, 79% of the S.aureus strains are resistant to methicillin, a routinely used antibiotic. Recommendations for the prevention of transmission of these resistant bacteria are rarely based on controlled trials. Therefore the aim of our study is to evaluate two protocols to prevent the acquisition of methicillin-resistant S. Aureus in intensive care units: either a reinforced isolation precautions protocol or a standard precautions protocol.

Conditions

  • Nosocomial Infections
  • MRSA Colonization

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Reinforced isolation + Muciprocine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, France

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Rennes University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christophe Camus, MD · Rennes University Hospital

  • Eric Bellissant, MD, PhD · Rennes University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-12-31
Completion
2004-02-29

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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