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Staphylococcus Aureus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

NCT01385514 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 1050

Last updated 2012-03-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate strategies to prevent Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in soldiers during infantry training.

This study will be conducted on three different bases among groups of male recruits to IDF training base. They will provide nasal swabs to detect Staphylococcus aureus carriage in two time points: 1. before mixing and training in confined settings, reflecting carriage acquired before entering 2. After 14-30 days. All soldiers will be under surveillance for skin infection until the end of the training program.

Conditions

  • Staphylococcus Aureus

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Hartal, MD · International Diabetes Federation

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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