Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assemble a multicenter prospective cohort of patients with enterococcal bloodstream infections (BSIs) to provide data on outcomes of patients with enterococcal BSIs for sample size calculations for future trials, as well as to characterize enterococcal isolates causing BSIs in order to comprehensively dissect the molecular epidemiology of infecting organisms for future studies.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Hospitalized patient - ≥1 positive blood culture with Enterococcus spp. (VRE or VSE) during hospitalization - bacterial isolate(s) is/are available for further characterization - Repeat blood culture(s) within 7 days from the first positive culture

Exclusion Criteria

  • Cultures obtained from patients not admitted to the hospital - Isolate(s) not available for further studies.

Study Design

Phase
Study Type
Observational [Patient Registry]
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Patients with enterococcal bloodstream infections Adult patients (≥ 18 years of age) with ≥ 1 positive blood cultures with Enterococcus during hospitalization and who have repeat blood culture(s) within 7 days from the first positive culture will be included.

Recruiting Locations

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Contact:
Cesar A. Arias, MD, MSc, PhD
713-500-9000
Cesar.Arias@uth.tmc.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Contact

Cesar A. Arias, MD, MSc, PhD
(713) 500-9000
Cesar.Arias@uth.tmc.edu

Notice

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