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Study on the Use of Ceftriaxone Sulbactam-EDTA (CSE) for Treating Serious Infections Resistant to Common Antibiotics

Effectiveness & safety of Ceftriaxone Sulbactam-EDTA (CSE) for Carbapenem resistant infections A prospective observational cohort study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/04/085596
Enrollment
100
Registered
2025-04-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: Z161- Resistance to beta lactam antibiotics

Interventions

Intervention1: Elores : 1.5 gm twice daily intravenously The medication is continued until the culture and sensitivity reports indicate a sterile result

Sponsors

Dr Ritesh Aggarwal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Age more than 18 years male and female 2 Pneumonia or Bloodstream infection BSI or cUTI due to carbapenem resistant Enterobacteriaceae E coli Klebsiella Enterobacter or Carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter CRAB or carbapenem resistant Pseudomonas Carbapenem resistance is defined as phenotypic resistance to carbapenems Meropenem Imipenem Doripenem or Ertapenem MIC more than equal to 1 mcg/ml 3 Organism is sensitive to CSE Elores

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Polymicrobial cultures 2 Patients who received 72 hours or more of antibiotic treatment for carbapenem resistant infection within 96 hours of enrolment Ceftazidime Avibactam alone or in combination OR Polymyxin B Colistin alone or in combination OR Fosfomycin Minocycline Tigecycline Ampicillin Sulbactam alone or in combination 3 Pregnant or breastfeeding females 4 Neutropenia (TLC less than 500cells per mm3) 5 Presence of any of the following clinical syndromes due to carbapenem resistant bacteria as a pathogen which requires a duration of antibiotic more than 14 days Endocarditis Osteomyelitis Prosthetic joint infections Meningitis or other CNS infections 6 Presence of concurrent infections bacterial or fungal at any other body site 7 Refractory shock or comorbid condition such that the patient is not expected to survive more than 48 hours of eligibility assessment 8 Where the source control of infection is required catheter/device/prosthesis removal surgical procedure etc but not performed due to any reason

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1The number of patients with Clinical Cure in the mIIT (Population comprising patients with a properly obtained respiratory/blood/urine culture demonstrating Gram-negative pathogens susceptible for the study drugs) 2Microbiological eradication at EOT Visit. Timepoint: At the end of treatment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1 28-day all-cause mortality 2 ICU-LOS 3 Hospital LOS 4 To evaluate the safetyTimepoint: At the end of treatment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ritesh Aggarwal

Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital Saket

ritesh.icu@gmail.com9650923723

Outcome results

None listed

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