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Filter by:This phase II trial studies the side effects of ex vivo-activated autologous lymph node lymphocytes infusion and to see how well they work in treating patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Biological therapies, such as ex vivo-activated autologous lymph node lymphocytes, use substances made from living organisms that may stimulate or suppress the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from growing.
This is a Phase 3, open-label, multicenter study evaluating the efficacy and safety of ABT-450/r/ ABT-267 and ABT-333 coadministered with RBV for 12 weeks in HCV genotype 1b, treatment naïve and Interferon (IFN) (alpha, beta or pegIFN) plus RBV treatment-experienced Asian adults with compensated cirrhosis.
This is a study to evaluate ABT 450/r/ABT-267 and ABT-333 in treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced Asian adults with subgenotype 1b chronic HCV without cirrhosis.
In March 2012, the investigators initiated a prospective, cluster-randomized, controlled field trial in Kisumu County, located in an area in western Kenya which has the highest under-five mortality rate in Kenya with 149 childhood deaths per 1,000 live births 9. The study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an antimicrobial hand towel (hereafter referred to as towel) in preventing diarrheal diseases, acute respiratory infections, self-reported fever, and skin infections in children <2 years old.
PIDD represent an expanding group of genetic disorders that compromise immunity against bacteria, viruses, and fungi. The most severe forms of PIDD cause profound susceptibility to opportunistic infections due to impaired or absent T-cell immunity. These diseases can be rapidly fatal unless treated via hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Chronic viral illnesses are a common presenting feature of many of these disorders, and studies have shown that survival of HSCT is profoundly impacted by the patient's pre-transplant disease status. Primary infections with viruses such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are common, and respiratory viruses such as adenovirus also frequently cause infection. In patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a prior study identified these viruses as the most common causes of mortality in the immediate period following HSCT. Though some forms of PIDD are amenable to HSCT without requiring conditioning chemotherapy, many forms require a variable degree of pre-conditioning to ensure that stable engraftment of the donor cells is achieved. The administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy used in the conditioning regimens can however increase the risk for regimen related toxicity and for some patients (especially those with active viral infections) this risk is particularly high, leading to high treatment related mortality rates. For these reasons, many such patients are not even considered candidates for HSCT or are delayed getting to HSCT and ultimately succumb to infection before they can receive the transplant. The primary objective of this study is to determine the safety of administering third-party multivirus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (mCTL) from adult CMV seropositive donors to treat refractory viral infections in patients with primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDD) prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Propionibacterium acnes is the most common pathogen identified from a surgical site infection in the shoulder. Standard skin preps do not prevent this type of infection. Patients will undergo either a chlorhexidine or benzoyl peroxide prep in days leading up to surgery. Bacterial burden will be determined at the time of surgery.
M. A. suffers from hypogammaglobulinemia that has been complicated by refractory Mycoplasma hominis septic arthritis. He has been receiving the antibiotic valnemulin under Emergency Investigational New Drug (eIND) 114686 following many prior treatments with standard antibiotics. M.A. has also been receiving intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) replacement. The antibiotic and IVIG have been helpful, but not sufficient for cure. Antibodies have been shown to be critical for defense against mycoplasma. Hyperimmune serum against mycoplasma isolated from rabbit or goat has been effective in cases of chronic erosive arthritis in the setting of immune deficiency, and in some cases resulted in cures. The investigators propose to use M. hominis isolated from M. A. to vaccinate one transgenic cow (developed by SAB Biotherapeutics), purify human antibody after vaccination, test the purified antibody in killing assays to confirm potency, and then administer the purified human IgG to M. A. after FDA compassionate use IND application and local Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.
A prospective, open-label study investigated the pharmacokinetic profile of meropenem in patients with post-neurosurgical central nervous system (CNS) infection, especially its BBB penetration into cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
Routine antibiotics for the intravenous and oral prophylaxis of colorectal surgery will be used. Experimental group: Patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery that involves, colonic resection. The antibiotic prophylaxis in this group will be composed of: An oral antibiotic pattern of ciprofloxacin (750mg / 12h, 2 doses) and metronidazole (250mg / 8h, 3 doses) the day before surgery. + Control group: Patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery that involves, colonic resection. The antibiotic prophylaxis in this group will be composed of: An intravenous antibiotic pattern of cefuroxime 1g and metronidazole 1,5gr during anesthetic induction. In both groups a second intravenous dose of cefuroxime (750mg) will be administered if the intraoperative time elongates more than three hours or there is an intraoperative bleeding over 1000cc. There won´t be a placebo treatment. Subject compliance will be evaluated according to the usual practice in surgical care field
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of hyperic oxygen treatment on the immune response in patients with necrotizing soft tissue infections