Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Hand Hygiene on Colonization Rates With Multidrug Resistant Enteric Pathogens in Travellers
Lead Sponsor:
Christoph Hatz
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Zurich
Conditions:
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Travel Medicine
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Travelling to tropical and subtropical countries is a known risk factor for becoming colonized with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae. Especially travellers returnin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age \> 18 years
- travelling to the Indian subcontinent (India, Bhutan and/or Nepal) for up to 4 weeks
Exclusion
- age \< 18 years
- travelling to other destinations than India, Bhutan and/or Nepal
- antibiotic treatment at the time of the first sampling
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
290 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03306407
Start Date
December 1 2015
End Date
July 1 2018
Last Update
October 3 2018
Active Locations (2)
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1
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Basel, Switzerland, 4051
2
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute
Zurich, Switzerland, 8001