Assessing Prevalence Of Beta Lactamase Production From Clinical Isolates Of Hospitalized Patients And Comparison Of Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns

EGAST 2008 is a prospective, non interventional, multicentric study (approximately 2000 isolates from 15- 20 sites).

Objectives:

* Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility using disc-diffusion method * Assessing prevalence of beta-lactamase producing strains among clinical isolates obtained from hospital in-patients

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Key information

Conditions

Infection Infections

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Pfizer Investigational Site, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

About this study

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Isolates (as specified in the observational plan) from hospitalised patients

Exclusion criteria

Isolates obtained from outpatients will not be included for the study. Isolates from repeat cultures performed during in-patient follow-up that were previously recruited into the study will be excluded.

Isolates identified as commensals or contaminants will be excluded

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility using disc-diffusion method

Time frame: duration of trial

Secondary outcomes

Assessing prevalence of beta-lactamase producing strains among clinical isolates obtained from hospital in-patients

Time frame: duration of trial

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pfizer

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Expert Group On Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing [EGAST] 2008: A Non-Interventional, Multicenter In-Vitro Study To Evaluate The Prevalence Of Beta-Lactamase Producing Strains Among Clinical Isolates Obtained From Hospital In-Patients And Comparison Of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Using Disc-Diffusion Method

Acronym: EGAST 2008

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Aug 6, 2008
Registry last updated: Mar 10, 2017

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