Hospital-acquired infections and antibiotic drug resistance in a Vietnamese hospital

Completed

• Conditions: osocomial infections; Infections and Infestations; Nosocomial condition

• Registration Number: ISRCTN08535695
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Oxford (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients, including pregnant women, admitted to the intensive care unit of NIITD
2. Aged over 16 years, both male and female
3. Informed consent signed by the patient or his/her legal guardian

Exclusion Criteria

Absence of informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Proportion of patients colonised with resistant bacteria on admission<br>2. Rate of acquisition of resistant bacteria during admission<br>3. Incidence of nosocomial infections (nosocomial infections under investigation are: pneumonia, blood stream infection, urinary tract infection and Clostridium difficile diarrhoea)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Compare patient characteristics between: <br>1. Patients who develop nosocomial pneumonia versus those who do not<br>2. Patients who develop nosocomial blood stream infection versus those who do not<br>3. Patients who develop nosocomial urinary tract infection versus those who do not<br>4. Patients who develop Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea versus those who do not, and <br>5. Patients with resistant bacteria versus those without