Clinical trials: Antibiotics Therapeutic Strategies
Leptospirosis, Jarisch Herxheimer Reaction
Ex Vivo Study of Leukocyte Responses in the Blood of Patients With Leptospirosis and ex Vivo Testing of a New Host-targeted Therapeutic Strategy to Restore Phagocytosis of Leptospira
Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonosis caused by pathogenic spirochetes of the genus *Leptospira*, occurring mainly in humid tropical and subtropical regions.
- Trial name
- NEUTROLEPTO-NC (NCT07611591)
- Testing
- 24 ml blood sample at H0, 16 ml blood sample at H3
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Severe Sepsis
Study of Procalcitonin (PCT)-Guided Antibiotic Use in Severe Sepsis Patients Without Obvious Infection
A recent study has demonstrated that in low respiratory infections, a strategy using prescription of antibiotics based on the pro-calcitonin level allows decreasing recourse to antibiotics by 47% without prognostic modification.
- Trial name
- Pro-SEPS (NCT01025180)
- Testing
- Procalcitonin level
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Brahms France
Infection, Pneumonia
A De-Escalating Strategy for Antibiotic Treatment of Pneumonia in The Medical Intensive Care Unit (0787B-092)
The primary objective of this study is a comparison between MK0787B and standard therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00445094
- Testing
- MK0787B, imipenem/cilastatin sodium / Duration of Treatment: 7 Days, Comparator: amikacin / Duration of Treatment: 3 Days, Comparator: tazocin / Duration of Treatment: 3 Days
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC