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Clinical efficacy analysis of drug use tigecycline for re-creation of antimicrobial agents for treatment of Scrub typhus.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
Registration Number
KCT0007947
Lead Sponsor
Inha University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

1. Among inpatients 19 years of age or older who have a fever of 37.5°C or higher (tympanic temperature measurement standard), rash, or crusts suspected of tsutsugamushi, who voluntarily decided to participate in the study
2. Patient is diagnosed with tsutsugamushi disease by department of infectious disease specialist
3. After hearing and fully understanding the detailed explanation of this clinical study, a person who voluntarily decides to participate and agrees in writing to abide by the precautions

Exclusion Criteria

1. Exclusion complications: Patients with severe complications such as respiratory distress pneumonia, encephalitis (Investigator decides on final exclusion)
2. Chronic renal dysfunction patient
3. Patient with a body weight of <45kg
4. Immunocompromised patients: Administration of glucocorticoid and/or immunoglobulins for long-term
5. Pregnant woman
6. For both male and female patients, the patient and his or her partner of childbearing
potential who does not agree to use a highly effective or medically acceptable methods of
contraception during the course of the study and for 3 months following discontinuation of study drug as specified below:
* IUD (Intrauterinedevice), Barrier contraception that must include spermicide (for women's contraceptive diaphragm/vaginal sponge sponge/cervical cap) and double-blocking method (excluding simultaneous use of male and female condoms) with male condom use, infertility Procedures (vasectomy, vasectomy, tubal ligation, etc.)
7. Unable to take medications by mouth
8. Received any anti-rickettsia drug (including rifampin, chloramphenicol, macrolide, quinolone and tetracycline)
9. Patients with shock or multiple organ failure that require vasopressors/vasoconstrictors, patients with reduced consciousness, patients with respiratory failure that require mechanical ventilation, patients with renal failure requiring hemodialysis
10. Diagnosed with a disease other than tsutsugamushi

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time from antibiotic administration to 37.3°C or lower and maintained for more than 48 hours without fever-reducing drugs
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
(1) To assess the antipyretic on the third day of treatment (treatment success / failure) (2) Whether or not Tsutsugamushi disease recurs after 4 weeks (second outpatient visit) from participating in the study
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