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Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Infections Among COVID-19 Patients in Intensive Care Units at CHRU of Nancy (Pyo-COVID-3)

Completed
Conditions
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
COVID-19
Interventions
Other: Observation
Registration Number
NCT06141837
Lead Sponsor
Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Brief Summary

P. aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterium known to be responsible for numerous healthcare-associated infections, particularly in intensive care units (ICU). The frequency of these infections seems to have increased during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Identifying cases of co-infection and secondary infections with P. aeruginosa in patients with COVID-19 would provide a better understanding of the epidemiological evolution and characteristics of infected patients.

Treatment of P. aeruginosa infections requires the use of antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem, with an increase in resistance among P. aeruginosa strains. The misuse of antibiotics to treat patients can accentuate the phenomenon of antibiotic resistance, and failure to take account of resistance revealed by antibiograms can compromise patient recovery. Analysis of bacteriological results and patient medical records would enable a posteriori evaluation of the proper use of antibiotics (choice and adaptation of molecules, doses and duration of prescriptions), and identify any areas for improvement.

The main objective is to describe the evolution of P. aeruginosa infections in ICU patients with COVID-19 during the first 3 waves of COVID-19 (01/03/2020 to 31/05/2021). Secondary objectives are to describe the typology of P. aeruginosa strains identified among included patients (sampling sites and resistance profiles), to assess antibiotic prescriptions for these patients and to describe the relapse rate of included patients with a first P. aeruginosa infection.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
51
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult patients hospitalized for at least 48 h in an intensive care unit (ICU) at CHRU-Nancy for acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19.
  • Patients hospitalized from 1st March 2020 to 31st May 2021.
  • Patient developed an hospital-acquired infection caused by P. aeruginosa during their ICU stay.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients <18 years old.
  • Patient without COVID-19 at the ICU admission.
  • Patients with P. aeruginosa isolated <48 hours following ICU admission.
  • Patients who did not want to be included in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
IncludedObservationPatient hospitalized between 01/03/20 and 31/05/21 in an intensive care unit of the Nancy University Hospital for at less 48 h for COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome and presenting a positive sample for P. aeruginosa during his stay in the intensive care unit.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
P. aeruginosa occurenceFrom 01 March 2020 to 31 May 2021.

The occurrence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection during the ICU stay of a COVID-19 patient.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
P. aeruginosa sampleFrom 01 March 2020 to 31 May 2021.

Distribution of different types of samples (respiratory, blood, urine, etc.) positive for P. aeruginosa.

P. aeruginosa resistanceFrom 01 March 2020 to 31 May 2021.

The proportion of resistance to the various antibiotics tested on the P. aeruginosa strains identified.

P. aeruginosa antibiotic treatmentFrom 01 March 2020 to 31 May 2021.

Compliance of antibiotic prescriptions with reference recommendations is assessed by comparing data from patients' medical records.

P. aeruginosa recurrenceFrom 01 March 2020 to 31 May 2021.

Occurrence of a new P. aeruginosa infection.

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