The Clinical Impact of Isolation of Two Different Bacteria in Urinary Cultures

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Urinary Tract Infection
• Interventions: Other: reporting of two different bacteria in urine culture; Other: reporting "mixed growth" on urine culture

• Registration Number: NCT01060956
• Lead Sponsor: Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether identification of two different bacteria in urine culture of patients with indwelling catheter has a clinical impact - change in antibiotic, duration of antibiotic, days to clinical resolution and length of stay in hospital.

The microbiology laboratory will randomized urine cultures with two bacteria from indwelling catheter to either reporting identity and susceptibility of the bacteria or reporting "mixed growth".

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-02
• Study Start: 2010-02
• Study First Submitted: 2010-02-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-02-01
• Study First Posted: 2010-02-02
• Primary Completion: 2011-02
• Study Completion: 2011-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-07-26
• Last Update Posted: 2011-07-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 81

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults hospitalized with indwelling urinary catheter in growth of two bacteria in urine culture

Exclusion Criteria

• Positive blood cultures or no blood cultures taken

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Reporting on two bacteria in urine culture	reporting of two different bacteria in urine culture	The microbiology laboratory will report on the isolation and susceptibilities of two different bacteria in urine culture
reporting "mixed growth"	reporting "mixed growth" on urine culture	The microbiology laboratory will report on mixed growth in urine culture

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of antibiotic treatment	During the episode of urinary tract infection

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Days to clinical resolution	Duration of urinary tract infection and duration of hospitalization
Increase/decrease in the spectrum of antibiotic	Duration of urinary tract infection and duration of hospitalization
Length of stay in hospital	Duration of urinary tract infection and duration of hospitalization