Urinary Tract Infection
Conditions
Keywords
Urinary tract infection with two bacteria in culture
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether identification of two different bacteria in urine culture of patients with indwelling catheter has a clinical impact - change in antibiotic, duration of antibiotic, days to clinical resolution and length of stay in hospital. The microbiology laboratory will randomized urine cultures with two bacteria from indwelling catheter to either reporting identity and susceptibility of the bacteria or reporting mixed growth.
Interventions
OTHERreporting of two different bacteria in urine culture
reporting of two different bacteria in urine culture
OTHERreporting mixed growth on urine culture
reporting mixed growth on urine culture
Sponsors
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults hospitalized with indwelling urinary catheter in growth of two bacteria in urine culture
Exclusion criteria
* Positive blood cultures or no blood cultures taken
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change of antibiotic treatment | During the episode of urinary tract infection |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Days to clinical resolution | Duration of urinary tract infection and duration of hospitalization |
| Increase/decrease in the spectrum of antibiotic | Duration of urinary tract infection and duration of hospitalization |
| Length of stay in hospital | Duration of urinary tract infection and duration of hospitalization |
Outcome results
None listed