Study Evaluating the Etiology of Intra-Abdominal Infections

Wyeth

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intra-abdominal Infection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00244088

101316

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to define the etiology of intra-abdominal infections, to study the role of Enterococcus spp and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in these infections and to clarify the need for specific enterococcal antimicrobial coverage.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• A case will be defined as an intra-abdominal abscess or peritoneal fluid culture that will be positive for enterococcus or an enterococcal bacteriemia in association with an intra-abdominal source of infection.
• A control will be defined as a culture-positive intra-abdominal infection or bacteriemia due to an intraabdominal focus where enterococci have not been isolated.

Exclusion criteria