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Implication of finding various Antibiotics Resistance bacteria on patients body suface at the time of Admission to Intensive care Units

A prospective study to evaluate the prevalence, risk Factors & prognostic importance of carriage of Methicillin- Resistant Stahylococcus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin- resistant Enterococci (VRE) and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaciae (CRE)on admission surveillance cultures in a mixed ICU in a tertiary care hospital in Northern India

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2012/12/003217
Enrollment
500
Registered
2012-12-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- All patients admitted to Intensive care units.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

MedantaThe Medicity
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients admitted to ICU above 18 years of age.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Elective surgical patients • icu stay less than 24 hrs • patients already having invasive bacterial infections ( c/s-+ve). • Re- admission to ICU. • Patients in whom admission surveillance cultures are not obtained or are obtained outside the specified time window of 24 hours

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The positive admission surveillance cultures for MRSA, VRE and carbapenem resistant enterobacteriacaeTimepoint: 12months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mortality due to MRSA, VRE and carbapenem resistant enterobacteriacae infection upon departmental audit Length of ICU stay (LOS) incidence of hospital acquired infections with sensitive and multidrug resistant bugs Timepoint: 12months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Chitra Mehta

Medanta-The Medicity

mehtachitra@hotmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026