Study Evaluating Piperacillin-Tazobactam on Certain Bacteria in Hematology and Oncology Units

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To determine the value of increasing use of piperacillin/tazobactam as empiric therapy and restricting extended-spectrum cephalosporins in reducing the cases of ESBL producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in hematology and oncology...

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Effects of Piperacillin-Tazobactam Use on the Prevalence Rate of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Producing Escherichia Coli and Klebsiella Pneumoniae in Hematology and Oncology Units.”

To determine the value of increasing use of piperacillin/tazobactam as empiric therapy and restricting extended-spectrum cephalosporins in reducing the cases of ESBL producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in hematology and oncology units

  • Study Type: Observational
  • Study Design: Observational Model: Case Control, Observational Model: Natural History, Time Perspective: Longitudinal, Time Perspective: Prospective

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: piperacillin-tazobactam

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Eligible patients of either sex, 15 years of age or older
  • Patients who are admitted to the department of hematology and oncology
  • Provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have hypersensitivity to β-lactam antibiotics
  • Female who are pregnant or breast-feeding
  • Any underlying conditions or non-infectious diseases that will be ultimately fatal within 30 days

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 15 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Investigator Information

Lead Investigator: Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer Industry

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

Medical Monitor Study Director Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 09, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00167999

Study ID Number: 0910X-101676

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00167999

Health Authority: Korea: Food and Drug Administration

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