Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

A Study of the Impact of Penicillin Allergy on Antimicrobial Resistance and ouTcomes

Lead Sponsor:

University of Leeds

Conditions:

Penicillin Allergy

Antimicrobial Drug Resistance

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Brief Summary

Penicillin allergy is one of the commonest reported allergies. The presence of a penicillin allergy record in a patients notes leads to the avoidance of recommended first-line penicillin antibiotics a...

Detailed Description

Study hypothesis: Patients with a penicillin allergy record are more likely to have resistance to non-penicillin antibiotics in their normal flora and that this will increase their risk of treatment ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Workstream 1
  • Adult (\>16 years) with confirmed COVID-19 (positive PCR test)
  • Admitted to participating NHS Trusts/hospitals between 01/02/2020 to 30/06/2020
  • Workstream 2
  • Adult (≥18 years) patients with a penicillin allergy or a matched patients (by age and sex) without a penicillin allergy
  • Received antibiotics in the 24 months prior to recruitment
  • Willing to provide saliva +/- stool samples
  • Workstream 3
  • Patients enrolled into the ALABAMA trial

Exclusion

  • Workstream 1
  • a. Patients with their allergy status missing will be excluded.
  • Workstream 2
  • Patients unable to give informed consent or who are unwilling/unable to provide saliva samples
  • Unwilling/unable to provide saliva samples
  • Workstream 3
  • Patients unable to give informed consent or who are unwilling/unable to provide saliva samples
  • Unwilling/unable to provide saliva samples

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 30 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

214 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07177690

Start Date

November 30 2021

End Date

December 1 2025

Last Update

September 17 2025

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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust

Leeds, United Kingdom