Bacterial infections

Researchers are building a web-based simulation platform to model how long blood cultures take from collection to result reporting in sepsis cases. The study involves microbiological laboratories that perform blood culture analysis. The goal is to understand how lab infrastructur…

This study will test a new, fast method to measure levels of beta-lactam antibiotics in the blood of intensive care patients. Researchers will compare the new method with standard lab tests using daily blood samples from 200 patients. The goal is to develop a point-of-care tool t…

This study tests a medical device called Rephegyn vaginal ovules to help treat fungal (candidiasis) and bacterial infections. The device is designed to help heal the vaginal lining and reduce symptoms like discharge, pain, and itching. About 34 adults with recurrent infections wi…

Doctors often see creatinine rise in patients taking vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam, a common antibiotic pair. It is unclear whether that rise means real kidney injury or a harmless lab change. This study follows 304 adults on either that pair or vancomycin plus meropene…

This study follows 100 infants who received a pneumococcal vaccine in an earlier trial. Researchers will take a small blood sample to measure antibody levels one and two years after vaccination. The goal is to see how long protection against pneumococcal infections lasts. No new …

This study looks at why some babies under 3 months get fevers. It will check for viruses in the nose and stool of 130 febrile infants and compare them to healthy babies. The goal is to better tell apart viral and bacterial infections, which could lead to fewer hospital stays and …