Status:

COMPLETED

Analysis of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Obtained Through the Emergency Department in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Vancouver Canada From 2001-2005

Lead Sponsor:

University of British Columbia

Conditions:

Infection With MRSA Bacteria

Eligibility:

All Genders

Brief Summary

To analyze microbiological data from MRSA samples obtained through the emergency department from 2001-2005. There is a strong clinical suspicion that we are now seeing an outbreak of a new strain of M...

Detailed Description

Pulse field gel electrophoresis, SCC mec typing, antibiotic susceptibilities, presence of the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin gene will be carried out. Clinical manifestations and associated factors will ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Patient had a microbiological sample submitted from the emergency department of the study hospital from 2001- 2005 which grew MRSA.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2005

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    97 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00247858

    Start Date

    January 1 2005

    End Date

    December 1 2012

    Last Update

    February 11 2025

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    Vancouver General Hospital

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada