Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Completed
NCT Number: NCT00247858
Analysis of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Obtained Through the Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Vancouver Canada From 2001-2005
To analyze microbiological data from MRSA samples obtained through the emergency department from 2001-2005. There is a strong clinical suspicion that we are now seeing an outbreak of a new strain of MRSA and we plan to better characterize the Vancouver population and complete a chart review to assess specific associated factors.
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Conditions
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
About this study
Pulse field gel electrophoresis, SCC mec typing, antibiotic susceptibilities, presence of the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin gene will be carried out. Clinical manifestations and associated factors will be assessed via chart review. These include: recent antibiotic use, recent hospitalization, IV drug use, HIV status, number of co-morbidities identified, presence of soft tissue abscess, post operative status, presence of bacteremia, residence in Vancouver's downtown eastside (an area of particularly low socioeconomic status).
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Patient had a microbiological sample submitted from the emergency department of the study hospital from 2001- 2005 which grew MRSA.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
University of British Columbia
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Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2005
- Primary completion
- 2012
- Study completion
- 2012
- First posted
- Nov 2, 2005
- Registry last updated
- Feb 11, 2025
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