Status:

COMPLETED

Effective Antibiotic Treatment of MRSA

Lead Sponsor:

Christiana Care Health Services

Conditions:

Skin Diseases, Infectious

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To evaluate the effective duration (in days) to clinical improvement of outpatient antibiotic regimens in the treatment of superficial abscesses caused by MRSA in patients that present to the emergenc...

Detailed Description

Skin and soft tissue infections-cellulitis, furuncles, carbuncles, and abscesses-make up approximately 1-2% of emergency room visits annually. While abscesses are generally incised and drained, there ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All patients age 18 and older, presenting to the emergency department with an abscess with a diameter greater than three centimeters
  • Informed consent

Exclusion

  • Patients who are presumed to have community-acquired pathogens
  • Under 18
  • Abscess less than three centimeters in diameter

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

33 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00388310

Start Date

February 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2008

Last Update

November 9 2012

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Christiana Care Health Services

Newark, Delaware, United States, 19718