Clinical trials: Environmental Contamination
Infection Control
Enhanced Room Cleaning in Intensive Care Units to Reduce Gown and Glove Contamination With Multi-drug-resistant Bacteria
The purpose of this study is to determine whether extra cleaning of frequently-contaminated surfaces in intensive care rooms is effective in preventing contamination of disposable isolation gowns and gloves with multi-drug…
- Trial name
- NCT01481935
- Testing
- Enhanced cleaning of surfaces in ICU rooms
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
C. Difficile, Diarrhea
Impact of Oral Antibiotic Treatment on C. Difficile
The overall aim is to characterize and to compare the extent and quantity of C. difficile stool shedding, perianal colonization and environmental contamination in patients who received oral fidaxomicin, oral metronidazole, or…
- Conditions
- C. Difficile, Diarrhea, Enterocolitis
- Trial name
- C-Diff (NCT02057198)
- Testing
- Fidaxomicin, Metronidazole, Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Urinary Tract Infection, Infection Due to ESBL Bacteria
Extended Spectrum Betalactamase Producing Bacteria; Epidemiology and Treatment in Non-hospitalized Patients
This project aims at investigating the duration of human fecal carriage of bacteria harboring plasmid-borne resistance genes expressing Extended Spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), risk factors for infections with such bacteria and…
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infection, Infection Due to ESBL Bacteria, Environmental Contamination of ESBL
- Trial name
- ESCAPE (NCT01838213)
- Volunteers
- 760 people
- Sponsor
- Vestre Viken Hospital Trust