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Filter by:The objective of this human randomized, double blind, placebo-control (RDBPC) study is to evaluate the efficacy of a 0.2% chlorhexidine (CHX) gel on reducing bacterial load and peri-implant inflammation at implant-abutment interface during the early healing stage.Thirty-six healthy patients (mean age 52,28 years; range 29-75 years) without a significant past medical anamnesis, all non-smokers, will be recruited as candidates for single implant placement and prosthetic rehabilitation.Patients will be randomly divided in group A (control) and group B (test) as indicated by the randomization chart. All Implants (Cortex classic, Shalomi, Israel)would be inserted by two skilled operators who followed a two-stage protocol and placed them according to the manufacturer's instructions.Eventually, all patients will be rehabilitated with a single implant-supported crown. During all the stages either a gel containing 0.20% CHX (Plak ®Gel; Polifarma Wellness Srl, Rome, Italy) or a placebo gel (Placebo, Polifarma Wellness Srl, Rome, Italy) will be used. The two gels are perfectly alike in packaging, color and smell and nobody knew the exact location of placebo or test gel, which will be revealed, only after data collection would be performed, by the person who prepared them. A or B gel will be placed on the internal connection abutments and then a cover screw would be inserted. Finally, the site would be sutured with non-absorbable nylon sutures. Cone Beam Computed Tomography evaluation (CBCT) (VatechIpax 3D PCH-6500, Fort Lee, NJ USA) would be performed both for pre-operative and post-surgical implant placement. Both gels will be given to the patients, according to the protocol, and applied 2 times/day until suture removal after 7 days. Soft tissue biopsies would be performed by means of a circular scalpel (5.5 mm in diameter) at the implant insertion (T0) and after two months of healing (second stage surgery)(T1) to analyze the peri-implant inflammatory infiltrate and the micro-vessel density (MVD) in both groups. All the radiographs taken during the study time points would be analysed to measure the bone resorption after 1 year or on other studt time points.
Patients with suspected bacterial infection at the time screening are eligible for this study. Patients may participate in this study if they are at least 18 years of age, and most participants will be receiving care at the clinical practices of the University of Pennsylvania. Up to 30 subjects will participate in two different imaging cohorts. The Biodistribution cohort will include up to 5 patients referred from orthopedics who will undergo a series of vertex to mid-thigh (or feet if indicated) biodistribution [11C]trimethoprim PET/CT scans over a period of approximately 2 ½ hours. The Dynamic cohort will include up to 25 patients who will undergo approximately 60 minutes of dynamic scanning followed by up to 2 static skull base to mid-thigh (or feet if indicated) scans imaging post injection of [11C]trimethoprim. Some subjects who may be selected clinically to undergo surgical or antibiotic treatment may undergo a second therapy may also undergo an optional second [11C]trimethoprim PET/CT after the initiation of therapy to collect pilot data on the changes in [11C]trimethoprim biodistribution and uptake with therapy, the timing of this scan may vary depending on the type of treatment the patient is receiving. Patients will also undergo baseline lab tests complete blood count (CBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and blood cultures. If these tests are done as part of clinical standard of care they will not need to be repeated for this study.
This study is open-label, randomized two-way cross-over study to determine if cefixime 200 mg/5 mL powder for suspension (test formulation: SKF101804) is bioequivalent to cefixime 200 mg/5 mL suspension reference formulation. Study will be conducted in 28 healthy adult subjects under fasting conditions. There will be two treatment periods and each subject will participate in both periods. The washout period between both treatment periods will be 7-14 days. Subjects will be randomized to either of treatment sequences of reference followed by test or test followed by reference to receive a single dose of test or reference formulation on Day 1 in each treatment period. The study will last for 5 to 7 weeks.
Prospective randomized study comparing different colistin dosing regimens in paediatric cancer patient with MDR gram-negative infection or sepsis
Beginning in the mid-to late 1980s and accelerating through the 1990s and 2000s the shield of antibiotic invincibility began to crack sufficiently so that it was apparent to everyone we faced a serious problem. The investigators will demonstrate and expand the use of information technology based on the ingenious weighted-incidence, syndromic, combination antibiogram (WISCA) tool for the widespread use of automated clinician prompts enhancing empiric antibiotic therapy as part of a comprehensive infection control stewardship program that reduces antibiotic resistance. This research program will demonstrate that use of such a tool lowers mortality, improves outcome, lowers antimicrobial resistance and reduces healthcare cost.
This is a Phase IV, multi-center open-label pharmacokinetic trial studying the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a single dose of Minocin IV. Up to 67 subjects will be enrolled to obtain 50 evaluable, ICU patients who are already receiving antimicrobial therapy for a known or suspected Gram-negative infection. The entire study duration will be approximately 16 months and each subject participation duration will be approximately 2 days. The study will be conducted at approximately 13 clinical sites. Each subject will receive a single 200 mg dose of Minocin IV infused over approximately 60 minutes. Each subject will have 7 PK samples collected (1 pre-dose, 6 post-dose) at designated time points over a ~48 hour period following the start of the Minocin IV infusion. The primary objectives are: 1) To characterize minocycline PK at the population level in critically-ill adults, with illness known or suspected to be caused by infection with Gram-negative bacteria and 2) To assess patient-level and clinical covariates associated with minocycline pharmacokinetic properties in critically-ill adults, with illness known or suspected to be caused by infection with Gram-negative bacteria.
A prospective study of bleeding peptic ulcers and/or erosions in the upper gastrointestinal tract - risk-medication, presence of Helicobacter pylori, treatment and outcome.
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection is a major cause of death and disability globally with a disproportionately high burden in settings of disadvantage worldwide. Acute infections due to GAS range from very common superficial skin infections (>150 million prevalent cases) and pharyngitis (over 600 million incident cases) to life-threatening invasive disease (>600,000 incident cases) such as necrotising fasciitis. Post-infectious GAS sequelae of GAS include acute rheumatic fever (ARF, ~500,000 incident cases) leading to rheumatic heart disease (RHD, ~34 million prevalent cases), and acute glomerulonephritis. The health services impact of GAS disease in all its forms is immense and strikes at every level from primary to intensive care. Controlled human infection models (CHIMs) have a long history of critical contributions to vaccine development. Data from CHIMs meeting modern scientific, regulatory, and ethical standards, are aiding efforts to control over 25 major human pathogens, including bacteria (e.g. pneumococcus, cholera), viruses (e.g. respiratory syncytial virus, influenza), and parasites (e.g. malaria, schistosomiasis). A reliable and safe controlled human infection model of GAS pharyngitis will be an important part of the global vaccine development effort. To build the model, the investigators are undertaking a dose-ranging study using an observational, dose-escalation, inpatient trial to determine the dose of GAS administered by direct oropharyngeal inoculation (bacteria 'painted' onto throat) required to reliably produce a pharyngitis attack rate of ≥ 60% in carefully screened healthy adult volunteers.
This research targets four anti-infectives commonly prescribed in intensive care: ceftazidime, cefepime, cefotaxime and meropenem, used for severe infections For patient hospitalized in intensive care unit , there is little or no pharmacokinetic data for these four molecules.
This is a 2-part, drug-drug interaction study to evaluate potential PK interactions after single doses in Part 1 and multiple doses in Part 2. In Part 1, subjects will receive single dose of 5 treatments in a cross-over design; in Part 2 subjects will receive treatment for 10 days.