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CompletedNCT00167960Updated Mar 15, 2007

Study Evaluating Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in a Hematology Unit

An observational study in Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, sponsored by Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer. Completed at 2 sites in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2007-03-15.

Sponsored by Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,500
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To determine the impact of the restriction of the third and forth generation cephalosporins on the reduction of intestinal colonization or infection with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in a surgical intensive care unit (SICU)

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Conditions studied

  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections

Keywords

  • Bacterial Infections
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In context

Bacterial Infections

658 studies on the registry are indexed under Bacterial Infections; 100 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,500 is above the median of 200 across 229 observational studies indexed under Bacterial Infections.

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Lead sponsor

Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer is the lead sponsor of 472 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients admitted to or transferred to the SICU.
  • Eligible patients will be patients of either sex, 18 years of age or older who are admitted or transferred to the SICU.
  • Provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have hypersensitivity to penicillin, cephalosporins or beta-lactamase inhibitors.
  • Females who are pregnant and breast feeding
  • Any underlying conditions or non-infectious diseases that will be ultimately fatal within 48 hours.
  • Those who have already been participating other clinical study related with antibiotics.
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,500 participants

Interventions

  • DrugPiperacillin/tazobactam and other β-lactam/β-lactamase
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Study locations

2 sites
  • Incheon, 405-760, Korea, Republic of
  • Ulsan, 682-714, Korea, Republic of
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 15, 2007, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00167960
Lead sponsor
Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
First posted
Sep 14, 2005
Start date
Jan 2005
Last update
Mar 15, 2007

Study contacts

Medical Monitor
study director · Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
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