Mastering Hospital Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Spread Into the Community-Healthcare Workers (MOSAR)
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Purpose
Medical staff will be screened for MRSA and ESBL (including: doctors, nurses, nurse aids, physical therapists, dietitians, Janitors and other medical staff).
PURPOSE:
To define the carriage of, and risk factors for carriage of resistant organisms among healthcare employees of carriers of resistant bacteria.
To define activities of healthcare employees who likely to lead to dissemination of resistant bacteria in rehabilitation centers.
| Condition |
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ESBL |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Case-Only Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | Mastering Hospital Antimicrobial Resistance and Its Spread Into the Community- the Role of Healthcare Workers |
- Healthcare employees) including: doctors, nurses, nurse aids, physical therapists, dietitians, Janitors and other medical staff) who work in the rehabilitation center [ Time Frame: 1 YEAR ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 150 |
| Study Start Date: | October 2008 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | January 2014 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | October 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Detailed activity:
Medical staff will be screened for MRSA and ESBL (including: doctors, nurses, nurse aids, physical therapists, dietitians, Janitors and other medical staff).
Screening will be performed by obtaining nares and perirectal cultures. Nares cultures will be obtained by ward staff or research personnel who are experienced in performing this activity: a moisture swab will be applied gently to the distal part of both nares. Perirectal cultures, will be taken by swab, who will be applied to the perirectal area, either by staff as mentioned above, or will be given to the healthcare workers to perform by himself (with explanation on how to perform it).
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Healthcare employees) including: doctors, nurses, nurse aids, physical therapists, dietitians, Janitors and other medical staff) who work in the rehabilitation center
Inclusion Criteria:
- Health care employees
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years or less
Contacts and Locations| Contact: yaffa LERMAN, MD | 97252-4266910 | yaffale@tasmc.health.gov.il |
| Israel | |
| Tasmc | Not yet recruiting |
| Tel-aviv, Israel, 64239 | |
| Contact: Yaffa lerman, md 97252-4266910 yaffale@tasmc.health.gov.il | |
| Principal Investigator: | Yehuda carmeli, MD MPH | TASMC |
More Information
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | yaffa lerman, MD, TASMC |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00773864 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | TASMC-08-YC-254-CTIL |
| Study First Received: | October 6, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | October 15, 2008 |
| Health Authority: | Israel: Ministry of Health |
Keywords provided by Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center:
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Healthcare employees who work in the rehabilitation center |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Staphylococcal Infections Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections |
Anti-Infective Agents Therapeutic Uses Pharmacologic Actions |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013