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How special antibiotics are used in patients with and without proven infections

Utilization of restricted antibiotics in culture positive and culture negative sepsis a prospective observational study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/09/094009
Enrollment
251
Registered
2025-09-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: A499- Bacterial infection, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Apollo hospitals
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients aged more than 18 years who are receiving restricted antibiotics which includes Carbapenem polymyxin tigecyclin ceftazidime avibactum aztreonem teicoplanin at our multi disciplinary critical care unit.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are not receiving restricted antibiotics. Patients discharged or deceased within 24 hours of antibiotic initiation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the defined daily dosage of restricted antibiotics administered to culture positive and culture negative sepsis.Timepoint: Third day and seventh day

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To explore the reasons for non de escalation of restricted antibiotics in both groups To evaluate the utility of biomarkers such as pro calcitonin in guiding de escalation. To evaluate the impact of infectious disease specialist on de escalation practices.Timepoint: Third day & seventh day

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactK Gunasri

Apollo hospitals

surkum85@gmail.com9999942084

Outcome results

None listed

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