The Influence of Hospital Environment on Eyes Infections in Medical Staff
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Eye Infections
- Interventions
- Other: microbiologic sample
- Registration Number
- NCT01817478
- Lead Sponsor
- Ziv Hospital
- Brief Summary
The investigators want to find out if there is any difference between the microbiotic flora lining the conjunctiva of medical staff that work in the hospital and others who do not work in the hospital.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
- healthy medical workers.
Exclusion Criteria
- any ocular disease.
- previous ocular surgery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description medical staff microbiologic sample -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method significant difference in the bacterial flora of conjunctiva 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Related Research Topics
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How does hospital environmental exposure alter conjunctival microbiome diversity in healthcare workers compared to non-hospital controls?
What bacterial biomarkers in the ocular surface microbiota correlate with nosocomial eye infection risk in NCT01817478 participants?
Are there specific molecular pathways linking environmental pathogen transmission to conjunctival flora dysbiosis in medical staff?
How effective are standard-of-care hygiene protocols in mitigating pathogenic conjunctival colonization in hospital workers versus community controls?
What prophylactic strategies or antimicrobial compounds show promise in preventing hospital-acquired conjunctival infections based on microbiome profiling?
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ziv Medical Center
🇮🇱Safed, Israel