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Efficacy of a Short-term Sequential Therapy in Non-complicated Catheter Related Bacteremia by Methicillin- Susceptible S.Aureus.

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Staphylococcus
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01875263
Lead Sponsor
Fundación Pública Andaluza Progreso y Salud
Brief Summary

Evaluate the efficacy of a sequential regimen of 14 days in patients with catheter-related bacteremia by S. aureus methicillin-susceptible, selected based on a pre-established clinical and microbiological criteria.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients ≥ 18 years with a minimum weight of 40 kg.
  • Microbiological Isolation of S. aureus susceptible to meticillin.
  • Start antibiotic treatment with drugs active against S. aureus within 72 hours from the onset of clinical manifestations.
  • Women of childbearing potential, negative pregnancy test negative serum or urine or statement is not pregnant.
  • Prescription prior treatment must be independent and decoupled patient inclusion in the study, corresponding exclusively to clinical practice.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Polymicrobial bacteremia.
  • Neutropenic patients.
  • Patients addicted to intravenous drugs.
  • Patients with malignancies with expected survival less than 6 months.
  • Severe allergy to beta-lactams or fluoroquinolones.
  • Creatinine clearance <20ml/min.
  • Need for hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or plasmapheresis.
  • Clinical signs of deep infection in the first five days of treatment (mucocutaneous lesions suggestive of IE, embolic events, suppurative thrombophlebitis.
  • Predictors of bacteremia complicated:
  • Positive blood cultures for 48-96 hours of starting treatment antistaphylococcal
  • Clinical Instability
  • Signs of sepsis or persistent fever at day 4 of treatment
  • Existence of valvular or vascular prosthetic joints, vascular catheter not removed within three days
  • Heart disease predisposing to endocarditis.
  • Patients presenting diagnosis concomitant infection by another organism.
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding.
  • Patients with epilepsy.
  • Patients with a history of tendon disorders related to fluoroquinolone administration.
  • Not have signed informed consent.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
ExperimentalCloxacilinCloxacillin 2g / 4 hours iv, 5 days followed levofloxacin 500 mg po / 24, 9 days.
ExperimentalLevofloxacinCloxacillin 2g / 4 hours iv, 5 days followed levofloxacin 500 mg po / 24, 9 days.
ControlCloxacillinCloxacillin 2g / 4 hrs iv 14 days
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reduce the rate of late complications of catheter-related bacteremia by S. aureus methicillin sensitive below 2%.18 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reducing hospital stay associated with the treatment of uncomplicated bacteremia MS S. aureus.18 months
Reduce the transesophagic echocardiography18 months

Increase efficiency in the management of patients with bacteremia due to MS S. aureus, reducing the number of echocardiographic evidence

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía

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Córdoba, Spain

Hospital de Antequera

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Málaga, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria

🇪🇸

Málaga, Spain

Hospital Costa del Sol

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Marbella, Málaga, Spain

Hospital de Jerez de la Frontera

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Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain

Hospital Can Misses

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Ibiza, Spain

Complejo Hospitalario de Huelva

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Huelva, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves

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Granada, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme

🇪🇸

Sevilla, Spain

Hospital Comarcal Carlos Haya

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Málaga, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

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Sevilla, Spain

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