Mastering Hospital Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Spread Into the Community (MOSAR)

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; ESBL Infection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00773799

TASMC-08-YC-239-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Data on occurrence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria acquisition in rehabilitation centers will be collected. After removal of patient identifiers, information regarding the patients population will be entered into electronic sheet. The phase will last twelve months in each center.

Full description

All patients admitted to the department will be examined on admission, two weeks latter and monthly by obtaining nares and perirectal cultures. These cultures will be processed for detection the target organisms. This activity is part of the good medical practice and is performed on routine basis in various hospital units

Epidemiological data will be collected from patient records. This data will be stored after removal of all patients' identifiers. These data will be transferred for analysis to Tel Aviv Medical Center

Enrollment: 1,200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hospitalized patients are older then 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

• Age 18 years or less

Trial design

1,200 participants in 1 patient group

rehabilitation center's hospitalized patients