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Short-course aminoglycosides as adjunctive treatment in adults with sepsis

Recruiting
Conditions
infection
sepsis
10004018
Registration Number
NL-OMON53650
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
3140
Inclusion Criteria

1) Age >= 18 years
2) Presenting to the ER
3) Suspicion of bacterial infection of unknown origin, primary suspected
urinary origin or primary suspected abdominal origin.
4) National Early Warning Score (NEWS) >= 5.
5) Requiring intravenous antibiotic treatment and hospitalization.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Working diagnosis at the ED of pneumonia (even if other foci are mentioned
in the differential diagnosis).
2) Chemotherapy induced neutropenia as this is considered a separate entity in
the guidelines.
3) History of renal transplantation or pre-existing renal failure defined as a
GFR < 30, due to a relative contra-indication for aminoglycosides.
4) Allergy for cephalosporins or aminoglycosides, known prior to the start of
antibiotic treatment.
5) Pre-existing hearing impairment known at the moment of presentation in the
ER.
6) History of heart-, lung or liver transplantation.
7) Known myasthenia or botulism.
8) A patient who has had an indwelling catheter for a prolonged period or was
catheterized intermittently, because of the recommended empirical treatment
including an aminoglycoside according to the SWAB guidelines.
9) Use of the medication cyclosporine, cisplatin, neuromuscular acting muscle
relaxants, oral neomycin and oral paromomycin due to relative contra-indication
for aminoglycosides.
10) Known colonization with a 3rd generation cephalosporin resistant bacterium
including Pseudomonas, relevant in the context of the infection the patient is
admitted with.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>30-day all-cause mortality</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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