A k-mer based approach for institutional AMR surveillance, transmission, and rapid diagnostics

A k-mer based approach for institutional AMR surveillance, transmission, and rapid diagnostics - K-STaR

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00030413

Enrollment

100

Registered

2022-10-05

Start date

2023-01-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

B99 U81

Interventions

Group 1: patients, that are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit and are treated for a minimum of 48h, are screened 1-2 times a week for bacterial colonisation (KRINKO). These samples are inve

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients, who stayed a minimum of 48h on the neonatal intensive care unit, and who have received at least on microbiological screening sample

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - patients, who stayed less than 48h on the neonatal intensive care unit - patients, who did not receive a microbiological screening sample - patients, where no microbiological detection was possible

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
aim: - detection of potential transmission events of bacterial of the same species between different patients, that are not distinguishable after genotyping - detection of antimicrobial resistance markers	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
secondary aims: gain of information on optimisation potential of measures for infection prevention	—

Countries

Canada, Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSandra Reuter

Institut für Infektionsprävention und KrankenhaushygieneUniversitätsklinikum Freiburg

sandra.reuter@uniklinik-freiburg.de004976127082350

Outcome results

None listed

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