Inter-Mountain Project on Antimicrobial Resistance and Therapy (IMPART)

Utah System of Higher Education (USHE)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Upper Respiratory Infections

Treatments: Device: Antimicrobial Prescribing Decision Support

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00235703

RS1/CCR820631-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a four-year study, funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, related to antimicrobial resistance in rural communities. The project consists of four components: A) surveillance of antimicrobial resistance, B) promotion of appropriate antimicrobial drug prescribing, C) preliminary assessment of the environmental impact of antimicrobials, and D) the development of new antimicrobial products. Six rural communities in Utah, and six rural communities in Idaho are participating in this study. Component D is being performed by investigators at Harvard University, under the direction of Co-Investigator Roger Inouye.

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Suspected upper respiratory infection patients in 12 rural communities in Utah and Idaho

Exclusion criteria