Status:

COMPLETED

Diagnosis of Septicaemia by Detection of Microbial DNA in Blood in Severe Infections

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hoffmann-La Roche

Conditions:

Febrile Neutropenia

Endocarditis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The primary purpose is to improve and quicken the microbial diagnosis in severe infections, since only one third of the cases are documented by blood cultures and adequate anti-infective therapy in th...

Detailed Description

We will evaluate the advantage of adding the molecular test to the microbial investigations usually done (blood cultures and others) in cases of febrile neutropenia, suspicion of infective endocarditi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age≥ 18 years
  • Written signed and dated inform consent
  • First time with fever observed in a neutropenic patient
  • Severe sepsis in a patient hospitalized in ICU
  • Suspicion of infective endocarditis
  • Microbial investigation from Monday to Friday

Exclusion

  • Not affiliated to Health Insurance (social security)
  • Included in another interventional trial testing microbial DNA detection during the time "without Septifast®"
  • Included in another clinical trial for which the clinician assumes that it will not be possible to prescribe an anti-infectious therapy adequately to microbial detection in the blood
  • Patient previously included in the protocol
  • Sepsis with a microbial diagnosis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

2000 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00709358

Start Date

May 1 2008

End Date

September 1 2010

Last Update

December 29 2011

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CHU Henri Mondor

Créteil, France

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