TerminatedNot Applicable

Comparison of Pulsed-field Gel Electrophoresis and Whole Genome Sequencing to Determine Transmission Rate of ESBL-producing E.Coli

Stopped: This study is no longer of interested as one of the technology used is already outdated.

Switzerland43 participantsStarted 2020-03-06

Plain-language summary

The aim of this quality control study is to compare two different techniques to determine ESBL-producing E.coli transmission.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * The patient population is defined as the 24 contact-index patient pairs identified during screening of contact patients after cessation of contact precautions as part of a quality control, performed from June 2012 to December 2013 at the University Hospital Basel and from January 2012 to December 2013 at the FELIX PLATTER-Hospital. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients not meeting the above mentioned inclusion criteria.

What they're measuring

Number of transmission events as determined by WGS

Timeframe: January 2012- December 2020

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04323553

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-01-07

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