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Filter by:The primary objectives are to evaluate relationship between nasopharyngeal microbial colonization and the occurrence of AOM or pneumonia in infants.
This study was aimed evaluate long-term immunity response by neutralizing antibody test of adults in high risk population of HFRS .
Reverse hybrid therapy is a one-step two-phase treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection with less cost than standard triple therapy. Whether reverse hybrid therapy can replace standard triple therapy as the recommended first-line treatment is unknown. The investigators compared the efficacy of 12-day reverse hybrid therapy and 12-day standard triple therapy in first-line treatment.
Chest physiotherapy (CP) facilitates the absorption of fluid in the pleural cavity and reduces the formation of fibrous adhesions in patients with pleural infection, allowing a faster clinical, functional and radiological improve. The aim of the study is to determine if the CP associated with conventional medical treatment (CT) improves functional sequelae secondary to pleural infectious.
Fluoroquinolones (FQ) are among pivotal antibiotic treatments in difficult-to-treat infections. Their efficacy has been shown to be linked to the ratio area under the curve (AUC) of their plasma concentrations over the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the bacteria treated. Eventually, Forrest et al., reported in gram-negative infections that an AUC/MIC above 125 conducted to a 80 to 90% clinical success whereas success decrease to 30 to 40% in patients with an AUC/MIC below this threshold. These results have been reproduced recently by Zelenitsky et al. in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with threshold similar to the one obtained by Forrest et al. Lastly, elevated concentrations of FQ should be related with the onset of adverse events. Thus, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of FQ appears of potential interest, particularly in case of severe infections (intensive care unit (ICU) patients) or complicated and cost-related infections (osteoarticular infected (OAI) patients), with an increasing level of evidence of its use. However, FQ TDM requires access to the full AUC of the drug with the need of many samples drawn to patients. This appears to be irreconcilable with clinical practice but can be achieved using population pharmacokinetic (PkPop) modelling. PkPop allows estimating pharmacokinetic parameters of the drug by introducing covariates (demographic, biological, clinical…) and modelling inter-individual pharmacokinetic variability. The model created allows then accessing to individual parameters of patients and thus, estimating concentrations and AUC of the FQ. This approach may also be used in clinical practice to determine a limited sampling strategy allowing an adequate estimation of AUC with a minimum of samples.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir with or without sofosbuvir (SOF) and ribavirin (RBV) in DAA treatment-experienced adults with Genotype 1 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus infection. This study will contain 2 parts. Part 1: Approximately 20 participants and at least 10 of the 20 participants previously treated with the combination of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir, with or without RBV, and experienced treatment failure. Part 2: Approximately 10 participants and all participants previously treated with SOF/ledipasvir and experienced treatment failure.
GSK1265744 (744) is an integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) currently in development for both the treatment and prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Renal elimination of unchanged 744 is extremely low, with no parent 744 detected in the urine after a single 30 mg radiolabeled dose. Despite the minimal contribution of renal clearance on overall 744 elimination, renal impairment may potentially inhibit some pathways of hepatic and gut drug metabolism and transport, and as a result may impact 744 pharmacokinetics. The current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance for renal impairment studies suggests that a pharmacokinetic (PK) study in patients with renal impairment be conducted even for those drugs primarily metabolized or secreted in bile. The study will be comprised of two cohorts (severe renal impairment and normal renal function) of 8 subjects each. Upon enrolment, each subject will be admitted to the study center and undergo serial PK sampling following a single dose of oral 744 30 milligrams (mg). Subjects will return to the clinic for follow-up evaluations 10-14 days after the 744 30 mg dose.
This is an observational safety and efficacy study on dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in Timika, Indonesia with a 42 day follow up period.
This is a prospective Infection Control study comparing rates of antibiotic usage and infections in the General Intensive Care Unit (GICU) in beds with copper impregnated linens versus regular linens.
The overall goal of this Community Central Line Infection Prevention (CCLIP) trial, supported by grant R01 HS022870 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, is to determine whether use of a promising new intervention, namely 70% isopropyl alcohol embedded protective caps on central lines, in the home setting is associated with a reduction in ambulatory central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in a high-risk population of pediatric hematology/oncology patients. Despite successes in CLABSI reduction efforts for inpatients, it remains unknown what generalizable best practices should be with chronic central lines in the home setting and how effective involving patients and caregivers across multiple institutions in CLABSI reduction efforts will be. This research will involve a cluster-randomized, cross-over design, clinical trial. This proposal will focus on the caregivers integral to ambulatory pediatric central line care: patients and families. The specific aims of the proposed research program are: Specific Aim #1: Evaluate whether use of 70% isopropyl alcohol embedded protective caps on central lines reduces the rate of CLABSI in ambulatory pediatric hematology/oncology patients. Hypothesis: Use of 70% isopropyl alcohol embedded protective caps on central lines will be associated with at least a 25% reduction in the ambulatory CLABSI rate for pediatric hematology/oncology patients. Specific Aim #2: Evaluate whether use of 70% isopropyl alcohol embedded protective caps on central lines reduces the rate of all positive blood cultures in ambulatory pediatric hematology/oncology patients. Hypothesis: Use of 70% isopropyl alcohol embedded protective caps on central lines will be associated with at least a 25% reduction in the positive blood culture rate at home for pediatric hematology/oncology patients. Specific Aim #3: Evaluate whether the use of 70% isopropyl alcohol embedded protective caps on central lines changes the distribution of bacteria isolated from blood cultures of pediatric hematology/oncology patients. Hypothesis: Use of 70% isopropyl alcohol embedded protective caps on central lines will reduce Gram-positive CLABSI, secondary blood steam infections, and single positive blood cultures at home for pediatric hematology/oncology patients.