Superbug secrets: can genes make a Last-Resort drug fail?
NCT ID NCT07475429
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether certain genes in a dangerous superbug (carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae) make it resistant to the powerful antibiotic cefiderocol. Researchers will collect samples from 100 infected patients and test the bacteria in the lab. The goal is to understand why some superbugs survive this last-resort drug, which could help doctors choose better treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All selected patients subjected to complete history all samples transported to medical microbiology department
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: \- 1. Patients with hypervirulant K. pneumoniae infection from various clinical specimens (blood, urine, sputum, wound swabs, etc.) Confirmed by culture and initial laboratory testing . 2\. Age and sex range: any age and any sex. Exclusion Criteria: \- Patients who received antibiotic treatment in the 48 hours prior to sample collection. 2\. Patients with incomplete clinical data or inadequate samples.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine
Sohag, Egypt