Bacteraemia post-urological instrumentation: endocarditis risk?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Bacteraemia; Infections and Infestations; Bacterial infection of unspecified site

• Registration Number: ISRCTN89902973
• Lead Sponsor: eeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-12-08
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 750

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (18 years onwards)
2. Both male and female (male only for the transurethral resection of the prostate [TURP] cohort)
3. Patient undergoing TURP, extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy and urinary catheter change at the Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age less than 18 years
2. Not competent to consent for enrolment in the study
3. Signs and symptoms of ongoing infection (of any source) at presentation to the hospital
4. Use of systemic antibiotics within the 2 weeks of presentation to the hospital
5. Recent (within 2 weeks) instrumentation of the urological tract (not including urethral or suprapubic catheterisation)
6. Patient with poor veins, leading to difficult venous cannulation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified