The Clinical Impact of Isolation of Two Different Bacteria in Urinary Cultures
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether identification of two different bacteria in urine culture of patients with indwelling catheter has a clinical impact - change in antibiotic, duration of antibiotic, days to clinical resolution and length of stay in hospital.
The microbiology laboratory will randomized urine cultures with two bacteria from indwelling catheter to either reporting identity and susceptibility of the bacteria or reporting "mixed growth".
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Conditions
Urinary Tract Infection
Intervention
reporting of two different bacteria in urine culture, reporting "mixed growth" on urine culture
Status
Not yet recruiting
Source
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01060956
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
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