Effect of Vitamin B12 on the Development of Sepsis, in Culture Positive Patients (Vit B12)

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bacteremia

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04008446

2019-00702

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is an prospective observational study assessing the effect of vitamin B12 on the odds of developing sepsis in patients with infection confirmed by a positive culture result.

The hypothesis is that patients with infection confirmed by positive cultures who develop sepsis have lower vitamin B12 levels than patients infection, confirmed by positive cultures, who do not develop sepsis.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults (≥18 years old)
• Infection, confirmed by a positive culture result
• Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy and/or breast feeding
• Inability to follow the procedures of the study, due to language problems, psychological disorders, social conditions or dementia