Scientists track germs in hospital patients to stop superbug spread

NCT ID NCT01933620

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how the bacteria and fungi living in and on our bodies change when someone stays in the hospital. Researchers will take swabs and samples from 250 patients aged 2 and older during their hospital stay and follow-up visits. The goal is to learn which germs spread in hospitals and why some patients get drug-resistant infections.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

nosocomial infection

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States