Chart Review of Outcome of Treatment for S. Aureus Bacteremia

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by VA Medical Center, Houston, February 2006

First Received: March 16, 2006 No Changes Posted

Sponsors and Collaborators:	VA Medical Center, Houston Baylor College of Medicine
Information provided by:	VA Medical Center, Houston
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00304902

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to review medical records at MEDVAMC in order to relate the outcome of bacteremic MRSA infection to the antibiotics selected for treatment.

Condition
Staphylococcus Aureus

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Cross-Sectional, Defined Population, Retrospective Study
Official Title:	Retrospective Chart Review of the Outcome of Treatment for Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia

Further study details as provided by VA Medical Center, Houston:

Estimated Enrollment:	200
Study Start Date:	February 2006

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Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 64 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with Staphylococcus aureus in a blood culture between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2005.

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00304902

Contacts

Contact: Daniel M Musher, M.D.	713-794-7384	dmusher@bcm.tmc.edu
Contact: Nancy L Logan, M.D.	713-794-7384	njarrar@bcm.tmc.edu

Locations

United States, Texas
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center	Recruiting
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Contact: Daniel M Musher, M.D. 713-794-7384 dmusher@bcm.tmc.edu
Contact: Nancy L Logan, M.A. 713-794-7384 njarrar@bcm.tmc.edu
Principal Investigator: Daniel M Musher, M.D.

Sponsors and Collaborators

VA Medical Center, Houston

Baylor College of Medicine

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Daniel M Musher, M.D.

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston VA Medical Center

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	H-18867
Study First Received:	March 16, 2006
Last Updated:	March 16, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00304902 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by VA Medical Center, Houston:

MRSA
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Bacterial Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections

Sepsis
Methicillin
Bacteremia
Inflammation

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
Bacterial Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Sepsis

Pathologic Processes
Bacteremia
Infection
Inflammation

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 24, 2009