An observational study in Hemodialysis Catheter Infection, sponsored by Benha University. Completed at 1 site in Saudi Arabia. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-07-17.
Sponsored by Benha University · Observational
Hemodialysis patients frequently develop catheter-related blood stream bacteremia (CRBSI). Procalcitonin is a marker of sepsis in bacterial infection. this study for detection of its role as a surrogacy marker in CRBSI.
Catheter-related blood stream bacteremia is common among hemodialysis patients. Clinically, fever and/or rigors with laboratory indicator of inflammation as leucocytosis and elevated c-reactive protein level are considered as markers for CRBSI before blood culture results became available.
Procalcitonin is a valid indicator of sepsis. In this study, Procalcitonin level will be measured in any patient with suspected CRBSI and correlation will be tested for proved CRBSI by blood cultures.
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This study's enrollment of 28 is below the median of 269 across 133 observational studies indexed under Bacteremia.
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Hemodialysis patients with clinical signs of CRBSI
Exclusion Criteria:
Procalcitonin Level
Level of serum procalcitonin
Time frame: 2 minutes after start of fever/chills or other symptoms suggesting CRBSI
Blood culture (central and peripheral) results
Blood cultures organism growth results (positive/negative) confirming CRBSI
Time frame: 5 minutes after start of fever/chills or other symptoms suggesting CRBSI
C Reactive Protein
Level of C reactive protein
Time frame: 2 minutes after start of fever/chills or other symptoms suggesting CRBSI
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Time frame: 2 minutes after start of fever/chills or other symptoms suggesting CRBSI
Urea Reduction Rate
Urea Reduction rate
Time frame: up to 30 days prior to start of fever/chills or other symptoms suggesting CRBSI
creatinine
predialysis Serum creatinine
Time frame: up to 30 days prior to start of fever/chills or other symptoms suggesting CRBSI
ferritin
predialysis Serum ferritin
Time frame: up to 30 days prior to start of fever/chills or other symptoms suggesting CRBSI
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin
Time frame: up to 30 days prior to start of fever/chills or other symptoms suggesting CRBSI
potassium
predialysis serum potassium
Time frame: up to 30 days prior to start of fever/chills or other symptoms suggesting CRBSI
Sodium
predialysis serum sodium
Time frame: up to 30 days prior to start of fever/chills or other symptoms suggesting CRBSI
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