Which works better: one antibiotic or two for this superbug?
NCT ID NCT07593547
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 790 adults with S. maltophilia infections, a hard-to-treat bacteria. Researchers will compare patients who got one antibiotic versus those who got a combination, to see which group has fewer deaths within 30 days. The goal is to find the best treatment approach using real-world data.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors choose the best treatment strategy for S. maltophilia infections, potentially reducing deaths.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by other factors. It does not test a new drug, only compares existing treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 790 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
The selection criterion was the isolation of S. maltophilia in consecutive clinical samples from hospitalised adult patients, identified in microbiology laboratories between 2024 and 2025. The investigators first estimated the incidence of the S. maltophilia isolations per 1,000 admissions. Then, differenced episodes of infection defined if the treating physician considered of clinical significance the S. maltophilia isolation. Different infection episodes were considered from 30 days after the index episode.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Adult patients * S. maltophilia infections * Different episodes if a new infection ocurred \> 30 days since the index episode Exclusion Criteria: * isolates obtained from patients outside of hospital admission * microbiological or clinical colonization * hospitalizations shorter than 72 hours since the time zero * patients who died in the first 72 hours since the time zero or who were in imminent risk of death * polymicrobial infections * receipt of inappropriate therapy after the time of the emulated randomization, defined as the absence of in vitro active antimicrobials or the administration of active antimicrobials for less than 48 hours * absence of data outcomes
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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
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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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Microbiology and Infectious Disease Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
RECRUITINGMadrid, Madrid, 28007, Spain
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