Routine Bile Collection for Microbiological Analysis During Cholangiography

Background: Antibiotic treatment of cholangitis often remains insufficient due to inappropriate antibiotic use or bacterial resistance.

Objective: To evaluate the role of routine bile collection during endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) or percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) for microbiological analysis in the antibiotic management of cholangitis and to identify risk factors of microbial growth.

Design: Prospective, observational, diagnostic study.

Setting: Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. Patients and Interventions: Consecutive patients undergoing ERC/PTC for biliary complications after orthotopic liver transplantation , malignancy, primary sclerosing cholangitis, benign strictures and choledocholithiasis.

Main outcome measurements: Microbiological examination of bile samples

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Key information

Conditions

Cholangitis Bile Duct Diseases Biliary Tract Diseases Digestive System Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Hannover Medical school

Hanover, 30625, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

age above 18 years
written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

age under 18 years
no written informed consent

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hannover Medical School

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Registry information

Official study title

Routine Bile Collection for Microbiological Analysis During Cholangiography and Its Impact on Management of Cholangitis: Results of a Prospective Study

Acronym: ERCP

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2009
Study completion: 2009
First posted: Oct 29, 2009
Registry last updated: Oct 29, 2009

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