NCCLS Interpretive Criteria for Salmonella

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by University of Pittsburgh, December 2008

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Pittsburgh Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information provided by:	University of Pittsburgh
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00177658

Purpose

To determine the clinical significance of gene mutations encoding antibiotic resistance, but not expressed as clinical resistance, in Salmonella bacteria

Condition
Salmonella Infection

MedlinePlus related topics: Salmonella Infections

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Retrospective
Official Title:	NCCLS Interpretive Criteria for Salmonella

Further study details as provided by University of Pittsburgh:

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	50
Study Start Date:	March 2006
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2012

Detailed Description:

Observational study. Physicians in foreign countries caring for patients with Salmonella meningitis or bloodstream infections will collect data on the patients they care for and send this data and an isolate of the organism causing the infection to the University of Pittsburgh.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

isolates with salmonella

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

salmonella positive isolate

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00177658

Contacts

Contact: David Paterson, MD	412-648-6401	patersond@dom.pitt.edu
Contact: Diana Pakstis, RN, BSN	412-648-6401	pakstisdl@dom.pitt.edu

Locations

United States, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center	Recruiting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
Contact: David Paterson, MD 412-648-6401 patersond@dom.pitt.edu
Contact: Diana Pakstis, RN, BSN 412-648-6401 pakstisdl@dom.pitt.edu

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Pittsburgh

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

David Paterson, MD

University of Pittsburgh

More Information

Responsible Party:	UPMC ( David Paterson, MD )
Study ID Numbers:	IRB # 0602124 (Old #0303110)
Study First Received:	September 13, 2005
Last Updated:	December 16, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00177658
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Pittsburgh:

Salmonella

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Bacterial Infections
Enterobacteriaceae Infections
Salmonella Infections
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Infection

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009