Clinical trials: Colonization, Asymptomatic
Clostridium Difficile
Effectiveness of Isolating Clostridium Difficile Asymptomatic Carriers on the Incidence of Infections
Background: There is an urgent need to develop new strategies to prevent Clostridium difficile infections (CDI). A recent study suggests that a novel infection control bundle (IC bundle) can lead to a significant decrease in the…
- Trial name
- EFFICACI (NCT03223415)
- Testing
- Detection and isolation of C. difficile carriers
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 4,138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yves Longtin
Colonization, Asymptomatic
Immunity and Nasal Fungal Colonization
Fungal colonization causes opportunistic infection that may manifest when the host's immune status deteriorates. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of fungal colonization in immunocompromised subjects…
- Trial name
- NCT05231499
- Testing
- nasal irrigation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Respiratory Tract; Infection, Upper (Acute), Colonization, Asymptomatic
Studying Respiratory Infections and Colonisation in Children Using Daily Minimally-invasive Nasal Sampling
Rationale: Respiratory tract infections (RTI) are a major cause of morbidity in young children in high- income countries and the major cause of mortality in developing countries.
- Trial name
- SAMSAM (NCT06049537)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center