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Decreasing Antibiotic Use in Infants With Suspected Ventilator-associated Infection

NCT03041207 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 555

Last updated 2019-07-17

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Summary

This is a prospective study with three specific aims: (1) To convene a consensus conference to develop a guideline for antibiotic use in infants (age \< 3 yrs) with suspected ventilator-associated infection; (2) To evaluate outcomes before and after implementation of the antibiotic guideline; (3) To evaluate changes in the tracheal microbiome over the course of mechanical ventilation

Conditions

  • Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
  • Nosocomial Infections in Children
  • Microbial Colonization

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Development and implementation of an antibiotic guideline

A consensus conference will develop and then implement a guideline for stopping vs. continuing antibiotics in infants with suspected ventilator-associated infection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Gerber Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Douglas F Willson, MD · Virginia Commonwealth University

Eligibility

Max Age
3 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-20
Primary Completion
2019-04-30
Completion
2019-04-30

Countries

  • United States
  • Canada

Study Locations

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