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TO STUDY WHETHER AFTER IMPLEMENTING AN ANTIBIOTIC POLICY,ANY DECREASE IN ANTIBIOTIC USE COULD BE OBSERVED IN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS

Change in antibiotic overuse after implementing an antibiotic policy in suspected health care associated infection-A descriptive study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/01/030324
Enrollment
200
Registered
2021-01-07
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: P369- Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All inborn babies with inpatient stay for 48 hours at KIMS and all outborn babies with inpatient stay for 48 hours referred to KIMS AND on new antibiotics(started or changed)-suspected to have hospital aquired infections.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: BABIES WITH Culture positive sepsis Meningitis Dee seated abscess Major congenital malformations requiring major surgeries Babies who are critically ill despite negative culture Baby suspected HAI second time, if within 1 week of stopping antibiotics

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Difference in antibiotic overuse days per 1000 patient days between two periods(before and after antibiotic policy)Timepoint: Baseline and after 18 months of study—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Difference in antibiotic days compared in gestation and weight categories before and after antibiotic policy Antibiotic overuse days per 100 ventilation days/per 1000 central line days before and after antibiotic policy Need to reinstitute antibiotics in the week following a completed course All cause mortality(gestation categories)Timepoint: Baseline and after 18 months of study—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSAJINA SATHYAN

Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences

naveen_19572@outlook.com9387814568

Outcome results

None listed

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