E Coli Infections
Conditions
Keywords
E. Coli, isolates
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to review patients with E. coli infections at UPMC from September 1, 2008 to August 31, 2010 to determine if these infections have arisen in the community rather than in hospitals or nursing homes and determine their clinical outcomes. The specific aims of this study are to: 1. Review whether cephalosporin-resistant E. coli infections are hospital-acquired, healthcare-associated or community-associated. 2. Determine the clinical outcome of the patients according to the antibiotics given.
Detailed description
De-identified data will be obtained by the honest broker for the requested time period. In addtion, the honest broker will work with the microbiology laboratory to collect the isolates associated with the de-identified data. All data and samples will be de-identified. De-identified data will be given to the nurse coordinator to complete the case report forms and enter the data into the password protected database and the de-identified isolates will be stored and analyzed on the 8th floor Scaife in Dr. Yohie Doi's laboratory.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
University of Pittsburgh
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients with E. coli infections at UPMC
Exclusion criteria
* not meeting entry criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dead or alive | end of study | health status |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed