Status:

COMPLETED

Vancomycin Study: Treatment of Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection Caused by Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus

Lead Sponsor:

University of British Columbia

Conditions:

Staphylococcal Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Patients admitted into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) have an intravenous (IV) catheter (small plastic tube) placed in their vein. Very occasionally (4 times out of 100) the insertion of an intravenous...

Detailed Description

INTRODUCTION: Intravascular device associated bacteremia due to coagulase negative staphylococcus has become the most common nosocomial bacteremia. Despite its prevalence, no prospective study has inv...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients admitted to the ICU who require treatment for suspected or documented intravascular device associated (IVDA) bacteremia due to coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). Suspected IVDA bacteremia due to CNS is defined as finding of gram positive cocci in blood in a patient with either an intravascular device (IVD) in situ or within 24 hours of catheter removal, with clinical signs of sepsis:
  • two signs of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS): heart rate (HR) \> 90, Temp \> 38 or \< 36, white blood cell (WBC) \> 12 or \< 4, respiratory rate (RR) \> 20 or pCO2 \< 32; and
  • with no obvious source of bacteremia other than the IVD.

Exclusion

  • Underlying valvular heart disease
  • Prosthetic valve or graft
  • A history of infectious endocarditis
  • Bone marrow transplant recipient
  • Neutropenia (\< 0.5 X 10\^9/L)
  • Solid organ transplant recipient
  • Known hypersensitivity to vancomycin
  • Calculated creatinine clearance \< 25 ml/min

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2000

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00175370

Start Date

September 1 2000

End Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

June 20 2008

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Vancouver General Hospital Intensive Care Unit

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1M9